W. W. Midgley

Coconino County.^[1]

Elks, and the Knights of Pythias.^[2][3]

Midgley Bridge in Oak Creek Canyon is named in his honor.^[2][5][3] Later in life, he sold his cattle operations and began a small chain of grocery stores in Clarkdale, Winslow, Flagstaff, and Ash Fork.^[5] Midgley was a tireless campaigner for Arizona's best interests in the use of the water from the Colorado River, even after he retired in the 1940s from his grocery business. Just two weeks before his death, he was advocating vociferously for Arizona's rights to Colorado River water.^[6][7]

Coconino County. He won, and became the only Republican in the upper house of the Arizona state legislature.^[9][10] In 1932, Midgley decided not to run for re-election to the State Senate; instead he sought the Republican nomination for Governor.^[11] He ran against two other individuals, Jack C. Kinney and William Walton. Kinney easily defeated Midgley in the primary, 12,072 to 5,773.^[12][13] Midgley died on December 6, 1949, at his home in Flagstaff.^[14][15]