Arizona Governor. He served a two-year term as the third Governor of Arizona, from January 7, 1929, to January 5, 1931. Phillips graduated from Hedding College in 1893 and passed the bar in Illinois. A trained lawyer, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1898 to start a private law practice. Born John Calhoun Phillips, he became involved in politics and was elected Governor of Arizona as a Republican in 1928. He had actually helped build the state capitol building as a hired construction worker. He served as a probate judge from 1902 to 1912 before being elected to the Arizona House of Representatives and later, the Arizona Senate. His administration was marked by the creation of public works programs to combat the Great Depression, a free county library system, the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, and the Colorado River Commission. Since he was in office during the beginning of the Great Depression, he was blamed for much of its economic chaos; and he was defeated in a bid for reelection in 1930. He billed himself as "the ugliest man in Arizona." He died of a sudden heart attack while on a fishing trip. He was married.
Arizona Governor. He served a two-year term as the third Governor of Arizona, from January 7, 1929, to January 5, 1931. Phillips graduated from Hedding College in 1893 and passed the bar in Illinois. A trained lawyer, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1898 to start a private law practice. Born John Calhoun Phillips, he became involved in politics and was elected Governor of Arizona as a Republican in 1928. He had actually helped build the state capitol building as a hired construction worker. He served as a probate judge from 1902 to 1912 before being elected to the Arizona House of Representatives and later, the Arizona Senate. His administration was marked by the creation of public works programs to combat the Great Depression, a free county library system, the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, and the Colorado River Commission. Since he was in office during the beginning of the Great Depression, he was blamed for much of its economic chaos; and he was defeated in a bid for reelection in 1930. He billed himself as "the ugliest man in Arizona." He died of a sudden heart attack while on a fishing trip. He was married.
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