John Calhoun Phillips

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John Calhoun Phillips (born November 13, 1870 in Vermont , Illinois , † June 25, 1943 in Flagstaff , Arizona) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and from 1929 to 1931 governor of the state of Arizona .

Early years and political advancement

Born on a farm, John Phillips graduated from Hedding College , Abingdon in 1893 , then studied law at Sprague Correspondence School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1896. He then opened his own law firm in Vermont. In 1898 he moved to Phoenix , Arizona, where he also founded his own law practice. Four years later he was elected probate judge, a position he held until 1912. Under the new sovereignty laws , he became the first judge on the Maricopa County Superior Court .

Phillips decided to pursue a political career in the 1920s. He ran for a post in the Arizona House of Representatives and remained there after his election from 1916 to 1922. He then moved to the Arizona Senate , where he served from 1922 to 1924.

Governor of Arizona

On November 6, 1928 Phillips was elected the new governor of Arizona and sworn in on January 7, 1929. During his tenure, the Free County Library System was created, the Colorado River Commission established, and the first drafts for the State Bureau of Criminal Identification made. He advocated conservation laws that ultimately led to the creation of the new Arizona Game and Fish Department . The Phillips administration was also blamed for Arizona's volatile economic conditions as a result of the Great Depression . He ran for re-election in 1930, but was defeated by former Democratic Governor George WP Hunt , so he left office on January 5, 1931.

Another résumé

After serving as governor, he retired from public life and returned to his practice as a lawyer. He took his son in as a partner. Phillips suffered a heart attack while on a fishing trip and died on June 25, 1943. He was buried in Phoenix.

He was married to Minne Rexroat; the couple had four children together.

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SURNAME Phillips, John Calhoun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH near Vermont , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1943
Place of death Flagstaff , Arizona