Preceded by 16th Territorial Governor Joseph Henry Kibbey |
Richard Elihu Sloan 17th Governor of Arizona Territory1909—1912 |
Succeeded by 1st Governor of Arizona George W. P. Hunt |
Richard Elihu Sloan (June 22, 1857 – December 13, 1933) was an American jurist and politician, who served as Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and as the 17th and final Governor of Arizona Territory. As an Associate Justice he served for 16 years, the longest service of any member of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, and wrote over 150 legal opinions. As Governor he oversaw Arizona's transition from territory to statehood.
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Richard Elihu Sloan on Wikipedia
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD6F-B8Q : 10 February 2018), Richard E. Sloan and Mary Brown, 22 Nov 1887; citing Butler, Ohio, reference 2:3KKFDRM; FHL microfilm 355,780.
"Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLV4-SR5 : 16 May 2019), Richard E. Sloan, 1933; citing Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, reference 177, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,595.
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