Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from Arizona
Ernest William "Mac" McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician. He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Arizona government, two at the state level, one at the federal level.
Ernest McFarland | |
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| Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Addison Udall |
| Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office January 4, 1965 – January 4, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Scruggs |
| Succeeded by | James Duke Cameron |
| 10th Governor of Arizona | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | John Howard Pyle |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fannin |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Deputy | Lyndon Johnson |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Taft |
| Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| United States Senator from Arizona | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Ashurst |
| Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest William McFarland October 9, 1894 Earlsboro, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 1984 (aged 89) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Clare Collins (m. 1926; died 1930) Eveland Smith (m. 1939) |
| Education | East Central University University of Oklahoma (BA) Stanford University (JD, MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
He was a Democratic Senator from Arizona from 1941 to 1953 (Majority Leader from 1951 to 1953) before he was the tenth governor of Arizona from 1955 to 1959. Finally, McFarland sat as Chief Justice on the Arizona Supreme Court in 1968.
Other websites change
- McFarland State Historic Park
- McFarland Collection of historic documents Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Arizona State Capitol Monument Archived 2019-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Congress Biography
- Biography from the Senate
- Also see McFarland biography by historian James Elton McMillian, Jr., published by Sharlot Hall Museum Press, Prescott, Arizona.
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