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Paul Fannin
Paul Fannin

Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1959 to 1965 and subsequently a U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a Republican. Image File history File links Arizona Senator Paul Fannin. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


He was born in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, but moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in October 1907. He attended the University of Arizona but graduated from Stanford University, and became a businessman involved in petroleum and equipment distribution in the Southwest and Mexico. Ashland is a city located in Boyd County, Kentucky. ... Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Phoenix Uptown (northern skyline) in 2004, looking north Phoenix is the capital, largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona, United States. ... The University of Arizona is an institution of higher learning located in Tucson, Arizona. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...


He was elected Governor of Arizona in 1958 and reelected in 1960 and 1962, becoming the chairman of the Western Governors Conference. He ran for the Senate in 1964 to replace Barry Goldwater, who had resigned to run for President, and was elected. He served two terms, retiring in 1977 (after several incidents involving drunk driving.) During his career, he was a hard conservative, often voting with Barry Goldwater on the issues, including his vote against the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. He continued to live in Phoenix, Arizona, until his death due to a stroke on January 13, 2002. This is a list of Governors of Arizona: See also Governors of Arizona Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Arizona ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Drunk driving (drink driving in the UK) or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (i. ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ... The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would have guaranteed equal rights under law for Americans regardless of gender. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Preceded by:
Ernest W. McFarland
Governor of Arizona
1959–1965
Succeeded by:
Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr.
Preceded by:
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Senator from Arizona
1965–1977
Served alongside: Carl T. Hayden, Barry Goldwater
Succeeded by:
Dennis DeConcini


Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894-June 8, 1984) was a United States Senator from Arizona and served as Senate Majority Leader from 1951 until 1953. ... This is a list of Governors of Arizona: See also Governors of Arizona Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Arizona ... Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Carl T. Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877-January 25, 1972) was the first United States Senator to serve seven terms, and holds the record for longest service in the United States Congress - he served continuously from February 19, 1912 to January 3, 1969. ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ... Dennis Webster DeConcini (born May 8, 1937, in Tucson) is a former Democratic Senator from the state of Arizona in the United States, serving from 1977 to 1995. ...


This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...


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Among his many accomplishments as governor, Paul Fannin was instrumental in the development of the state's community college system and in the growth of the state's university system, and he assisted in the establishment of the state's first medical school at the University of Arizona.
Paul Fannin was a key player in a bipartisan effort to establish the Central Arizona Project, the canal that delivers Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson and that is considered to be the most important public works project in the history of Arizona in terms of water supply.
Paul Fannin was dedicated to his late wife, Elma, to whom he was married for sixty-seven years, and to his four children, Linda, Tom, Bob and Bill, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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