Raúl Héctor Castro (1916 - 2015)

Born 12 Jun 1916 in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico

Ancestors

Husband of Patricia Mary (Steiner) Castro — married 15 Nov 1954 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States

Died 10 Apr 2015 at age 98 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

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Preceded by
Jack Williams

14th Governor of Arizona
1975 - 1977

Succeeded by
Wesley Bolin

Biography

Raúl Castro is Notable.

Raúl Héctor Castro was a Mexican American politician, diplomat and judge. Castro was selected to be U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, a position he held until 1968 when he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia. He was elected to serve as the 14th governor of Arizona, resigning two years into his term to become U.S. Ambassador to Argentina.

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 144824250
• Raúl Héctor Castro on Wikipedia
• National Governors Association Biography
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• Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Douglas, Cochise, Arizona; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2339790.
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• Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arizona, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 22.

See Also

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120470013/ (their wedding)
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120470077/obituary-for-raul-hector-castro/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/arizona-immigration-new-nativists.html