Lewis Wolfley
8th Arizona Territorial Governor (1839–1910) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lewis Wolfley (October 8, 1839 – February 12, 1910) was an American civil engineer who served as the eighth Governor of Arizona Territory. He is commonly regarded as the first territorial governor to be a resident of Arizona at the time of his appointment and was the only bachelor to hold the position.[upper-alpha 1]
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Lewis Wolfley | |
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8th Governor of Arizona Territory | |
In office April 8, 1889 – August 20, 1890 | |
Nominated by | Benjamin Harrison |
Preceded by | C. Meyer Zulick |
Succeeded by | John N. Irwin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1839-10-08)October 8, 1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | February 12, 1910(1910-02-12) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US |
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Civil engineer |
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Wolfley's political career was marred by his almost complete lack of political skill.[2] Much of his time as governor was spent in political infighting, which eventually led to his resignation.