Harlow Akers
Harlow Akers | |
|---|---|
Maricopa County district | |
| In office January 1927 – December 1928 | |
| Preceded by | J. J. Cox H. A. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Allan K. Perry J. G. Peterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1898 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Died | December 1, 1945 (aged 47) Phoenix |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Phoenix |
| Profession | Politician |
Harlow Akers (October 28, 1898 - December 1, 1945) was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the
U. S. Senate, but lost to incumbent Carl Hayden
.
Biography
Akers was born on October 28, 1898, in
LL.D. at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1924. While at university, he was a member of Delta Chi.[4] When he graduated from law school in 1924, he intended to become a lawyer. However, his father, owner of the Arizona Gazette, died that year, and Akers returned to Phoenix to help run the paper.[5] He married Pearl Addams on January 25, 1925, in Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix.[4] The couple had one son, Charles Harlow.[2]
In 1926, Akers ran for one of the two Arizona State Senate seats from
U. S. Senate.[8] There were four candidates in the race and Akers finished second behind incumbent Carl Hayden, 38,705 to 30,632. The other two candidates finished a distant third and fourth place.[9] Akers died on December 1, 1945, in Phoenix, after a six-week illness.[2]
References
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. vii. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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