Granville Henderson Oury

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AliasesGranville OuryG. H. OuryBirth 1825-03-12Death1891-01-11BirthplaceAbingdon, VirginiaAffiliationsConfederate ArmyDemocratic PartyOccupationsAttorneyAttorney General of Arizona TerritorySpeaker of the Arizona HouseU.S. Representative from Arizona TerritoryArizona Territorial RepresentativePlace of ResidenceTucson, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaBiographical NoteOury was the representative from the Arizona Territory to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States and later served as Captain of Herbert's Battalion of the Arizona cavalry of the Confederate States Army. He later became Speaker of the House for the Arizona Territory and Arizona Territory Attorney General. He died of throat cancer in 1891 and is buried in Adamsville Cemetery outside of Florence, Arizona.More InformationWikipedia

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Arizona's way to statehood

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Tomb of Granville Oury in Florence

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The Arizona Sentinel, 1881-08-06

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Attorney General Opinions, 1869, Granville Henderson Oury