Dan Edward Garvey
Dan Edward Garvey | |
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Governor of Arizona | |
In office May 25, 1948 – January 1, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Sidney Preston Osborn |
Succeeded by | John Howard Pyle |
10th Secretary of State of Arizona | |
In office November 27, 1942 – May 25, 1948 | |
Governor | Sidney Preston Osborn |
Preceded by | Harry M. Moore |
Succeeded by | Curtis M. Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | June 19, 1886 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | February 5, 1974 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Dan Edward Garvey (June 19, 1886 – February 5, 1974) was an American businessman, politician and the ninth secretary of state of Arizona from 1942 to 1948 under Sidney Preston Osborn and the eighth governor of Arizona from 1948 to 1951. He was the first of many people to ascend to the office of Governor from the Secretaryship.
Early career
Born in
Political career
Garvey was hired by the
Garvey assumed the governorship, in accordance with Arizona law, when Osborn died on May 25, 1948. That fall, Garvey won a full term on the Democratic ticket by a fair margin,[1] despite winning only about 28.04% of the vote in a heavily splintered Democratic primary.[2] He presided over one of the largest growth periods in Arizona history between 1948 and 1951.
A large majority of Arizona newcomers were Republicans and Arizona became a bona fide two-party state for the first time. Garvey was defeated in the Democratic primary in 1950 by State Auditor Ana Frohmiller in another cluttered primary: Garvey won only 22.55% of the vote compared to her 29.24%.[3]
At the end of his elected term as governor, Garvey was appointed Arizona administrator for the federal
References
- Sources
- Goff, John F. Arizona Biographical Dictionary. Black Mountain Press. Cave Creek, Arizona 1983. p. 268 [ISBN missing]