Paul Fannin

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Paul Jones Fannin
15th Governor of Arizona
In office 1959 – 1965
Preceded by	Ernest McFarland
Succeeded by	Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr.
Born	January 29, 1907 Ashland, Kentucky
Died	January 13, 2002 (aged 94) Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Republican

Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907 – January 13, 2002) was Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1959 to 1965 and subsequently a U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a Republican.

He was born in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, but moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in October 1907. He attended the University of Arizona but graduated from Stanford University, and became a businessman involved in petroleum and equipment distribution in the Southwest and Mexico.

He was elected Governor of Arizona in 1958 and reelected in 1960 and 1962, becoming the chairman of the Western Governors Conference. He ran for the Senate in 1964 to replace Barry Goldwater, who had resigned to run for President, and was elected. He served two terms, retiring in 1977 (after several incidents involving drunk driving.) During his career, he was a hard-line conservative, often voting with Barry Goldwater on the issues, including his vote against the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. He continued to live in Phoenix, Arizona, until his death due to a stroke on January 13, 2002.

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• Paul Fannin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress