Rawghlie Clement Stanford

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Rawghlie Clement Stanford (August 2, 1879December 15, 1963) was the 8th governor of Arizona and served from 1937 to 1939. Born in Buffalo Gap, Texas, he was a lawyer and served as Justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court after his governorship in 1943. He later became Chief Justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court in 1953.

Stanford died in 1963.

Preceded by
Benjamin Baker Moeur
Governor of Arizona
1937–1939
Succeeded by
Robert Taylor Jones
Preceded by
Alfred C. Lockwood
Justice of Arizona Supreme Court
Jan 1943–Jan 1955
Succeeded by
Fred C. Struckmeyer, Jr.
Preceded by
Henry D. Ross
Chief Justice of Arizona Supreme Court
Feb 1945–Dec 1948
Succeeded by
Arthur T. LaPrade
Preceded by
Levi Stewart Udall
Chief Justice of Arizona Supreme Court
Jan 1953–Dec 1953
Succeeded by
Marlin T. Phelps