Ernest McFarland

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McFARLAND, Ernest William, born on a farm near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Okla., October 9, 1894.

  • Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate from Arizona in 1940; reelected in 1946 and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1953; majority leader 1951-1953.
  • Governor of Arizona 1955-1959.
  • Elected associate justice, Arizona supreme court, in 1964, becoming chief justice in 1968, and serving until 1970.

Died in Phoenix, Ariz., June 8, 1984.

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