Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934

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Arizona politician. President of the Arizona Constitutional Convention, 1910; Governor of Arizona, 1912-1919, 1923-1929, and 1931-1933.

From the description of Scrapbooks, 1910-1932. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28404463

Arizona governor and statesman.

From the description of The George W.P. Hunt collection, 1709-1955, 1885-1932. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 22105821

George W. P. Hunt was born in Huntsville, Missouri on November 1, 1859, the son of George Washington and Sarah Elizabeth (Yates) Hunt. He received his education in various public and private schools in Missouri and then ran away from home in 1878. He spent time traveling and working in the midwest and Colorado and finally arrived at Globe, Arizona in 1881.

Hunt worked at a number of odd jobs in Globe and served as a delivery boy for K. Bailey and Company, a general store that eventually became the Old Dominion Commercial Company. He became president of the retail outfit in later years. Hunt was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1893 and served until 1898, when he left politics to pursue business and personal interests.

Hunt married Helen Duett Ellison in 1904 and later that year was elected to the territorial legislature again. He was elected president of the legislative council in 1905 and again in 1909. Hunt was elected president of the Arizona Constitutional Convention in 1910 and was elected the first governor of the state of Arizona in 1912. He served as governor until January of 1917, when he surrendered his office to Thomas E. Campbell after the disputed election of 1916. Hunt was reinstated by the courts in December of 1917 but declined to run in 1918. While he was out of office, Hunt served as a federal labor conciliator at the request of President Woodrow Wilson.

In 1920 President Wilson nominated Hunt as US Minister at Siam, a post he held until September of 1921. Hunt returned to the governor's office in January of 1923 and served until his attempt for re-election was defeated in 1928. He defeated the incumbent Governor John C. Phillips in 1931 and served his final term as governor until 1933. George Hunt died at his home in Phoenix in 1934.

From the guide to the George W. P. Hunt Collection, 1709-1955, 1885-1932, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Parker, Morris B., 1871-1957. Papers of Morris B. Parker, 1886-1947. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Martin, Andrew P., 1886-1969. Martin papers, 1901-1969. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Ellison, Jesse W., (Jesse Washington), 1841-1934. Ellison ranching photographs, ca. 1885-1915. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn University of Arizona. Office of the President. University of Arizona Office of the President records, 1914-1937. University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn Campbell, John Henry, 1868-1928. Campbell papers, 1733-1928 (bulk 1912-1928). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Arizona. Constitutional Convention (1910). Complete verbatim report, 1910. University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn Woody, Clara T., 1885-1981. Gila County photographs, ca. 1885-1935. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Oblasser, Bonaventure, 1885-1967. Papers, 1908-1977 (bulk 1908-1950) University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn Rice, Michael M., 1853-. Rice papers, 1911-1936. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Forbes, Robert Humphrey, 1867-1968. Forbes papers, 1869-1966 (bulk 1915-1950). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Reavis, Thomas M. Arizona's Hunt for water : George W.P. Hunt and the Santa Fe compact. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Callaghan, John C., 1869-1929. Callaghan papers, 1913-1928. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Drachman, Mose, 1870-1935. Political files, 1888-1935. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Arizona. State Land Commission. Report to Governor and accompanying photographs, 1912-1913. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953. Greenway papers, 1860-1953 (bulk 1890-1936). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn LaMoine, Don C. Rex Rice photograph collection, ca. 1900-1925. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Ellinwood, Everett E., 1862-1943. Papers, 1893-1917 (bulk 1906-1910) University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn George W.P. Hunt and the Constitution of Arizona, ca. 1915- 1920. University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn AHF Subject Photograph Collection, ca. 1850-ca. 1990 [picture]. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Stuart, William Plato, 1879-1960. William Plato Stuart and Della Tovrea Stuart papers, 1903-1967. Arizona State University Libraries
creatorOf Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934. Scrapbooks, 1910-1932. University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Northern Belle Extension Mining Company. Records of Northern Belle Extension Mining Company, 1922-1932. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Ives, Eugene S., 1859-1917. Ives papers, 1901-1917. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
creatorOf Hunt, George W. P., 1859-1934. The George W.P. Hunt collection, 1709-1955, 1885-1932. Arizona State University Libraries
creatorOf George W. P. Hunt Collection, 1709-1955, 1885-1932 Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection
referencedIn Governors George W.P. Hunt, Thomas Campbell, and John C. Phillips, RG 1, SG 8-10, 1912-1932 Arizona State Archives
referencedIn Smith, Marcus Aurelius, 1851-1924. Smith papers, 1880-1917. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn McCluskey, Henry Stanley, 1887-1968. Papers, 1908-1963. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Newcomer, E. D., 1896-1973. Newcomer portraits, M-Z, 1926-1970 (bulk 1950-1969). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Broadsides collection, 1793- Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
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associatedWith Arizona Equal Suffrage Campaign Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Arizona. State Land Commission. corporateBody
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associatedWith Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 1874-1962. person
associatedWith Callaghan, John C., 1869-1929. person
associatedWith Campbell, John Henry, 1868-1928. person
associatedWith Chiengmai Leper Asylum. corporateBody
associatedWith Democratic Party (Ariz.) corporateBody
associatedWith Drachman, Mose, 1870-1935. person
associatedWith Ellinwood, Everett E., 1862-1943. person
associatedWith Ellison, Jesse W., (Jesse Washington), 1841-1934. person
associatedWith Forbes, Robert Humphrey, 1867-1968. person
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correspondedWith King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953. person
associatedWith LaMoine, Don C. person
associatedWith Martin, Andrew P., 1886-1969. person
associatedWith McCluskey, Henry Stanley, 1887-1968. person
associatedWith Munds, Frances Willard, 1866-1948. person
associatedWith Newcomer, E. D., 1896-1973. person
associatedWith Northern Belle Extension Mining Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Oblasser, Bonaventure, 1885-1967. person
associatedWith Parker, Morris B., 1871-1957. person
associatedWith Reavis, Thomas M. person
associatedWith Rice, Michael M., 1853- person
associatedWith Smith, Marcus Aurelius, 1851-1924. person
associatedWith Socialist Party (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stuart, William Plato, 1879-1960. person
correspondedWith University of Arizona. Office of the President. corporateBody
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Woody, Clara T., 1885-1981. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Arizona
Arizona--Jerome
Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)
United States
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)
Arizona
Arizona--Globe
Subject
Ambassadors
Capital punishment
Convict labor
Governors
Governors
Highway planning
Mexican Americans
Miners
Miners' strike, Globe, Ariz., 1917
Prison administration
Prisons
Progressivism (United States politics)
Strikes and lockouts
Water resources development
Water rights
Women
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Birth 1859-11-01

Death 1934-12-24

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