Rawghlie Clement Stanford (1879 - 1963)

Born 2 Aug 1879 in Buffalo Gap, Taylor, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Butchee — married 4 Feb 1907 in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, United States

Died 15 Dec 1963 at age 84 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Preceded by
Benjamin Baker Moeur

5th Governor of Arizona
1937 - 1939

Succeeded by
Robert Taylor Jones

Biography

Rawghlie Clement Stanford is Notable.

Rawghlie Clement Stanford was an American judge and politician who served as the fifth governor of Arizona from 1937 to 1939. He later served on the Arizona Supreme Court from 1943 until 1955, including three years as chief justice.

RAWGHLIE CLEMENT STANFORD was born in Buffalo Gap, Texas, on August 2, 1879. In 1881, he moved with his parents to Phoenix Arizona, where he attended the Arizona Normal School for two years. During the Spanish-American War, Stanford enlisted in the Army and served in the Philippines for 18 months. Returning to Arizona, he studied law and was admitted to the Arizona bar in 1907. In 1915 he was elected to the Superior Court bench in Maricopa County, serving until 1922. Stanford served on the Board of Education for Phoenix Union high School from 1920 to 1936, and was chairman of the State Democratic Central Committee from 1928 to 1929. On November 3, 1936, Stanford was elected Governor of Arizona, and on January 4, 1937, was sworn into office. During his term, Stanford dealt with the restoration of Arizona’s economy, which deteriorated during the Great Depression. Also, the Federal Social Security Act was established, a minimum-wage law was passed, and unfair sales practices were banished. Declining to run for reelection, Stanford left office on January 2, 1939. He returned to the bench, serving on the Arizona Supreme Court from 1942 to 1944, and serving as chief justice from 1944 to 1953. Stanford died on December 15, 1963, and is buried in Phoenix, Arizona.

He married Ruth Butchee in 1906.^[1]

He died in 1963.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-3M6W : Sat Mar 09 13:57:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Mr R C Stanford and Miss Ruth Buchee, 25 Dec 1906.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com/memorial/13889101/rawghlie_clement-stanford: accessed April 28, 2024), memorial page for Rawghlie Clement Stanford (2 Aug 1879–15 Dec 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #13889101, citing Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH19-R4W : Sun Mar 10 12:00:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Rawghlie C Stanford and Rawghlie C Stanford, Jr, Jr, 1930.
• Rawghlie Clement Stanford on Wikipedia
• National Governors Association Biography