Thomas Edward Campbell

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Thomas Edward Campbell

In office
1917 – 1917
19191923
Preceded by George W.P. Hunt (1917 & 1919)
Succeeded by George W.P. Hunt (1917 & 1923)

Born January 18, 1878(1878-01-18)
Prescott, Arizona
Died March 1, 1944 (aged 66)
Phoenix, Arizona
Political party Republican

Thomas Edward Campbell (January 18, 1878March 1, 1944) was the second and fourth governor in the State of Arizona, United States. Born in 1878 in Prescott, Arizona, he is also the first Republican and first native-born governor. In 1917, he was initially declared the governor of Arizona in a disputed gubernatorial election but the decision was later overturned by the Supreme Court of Arizona, who awarded the election to George W.P. Hunt. Campbell later ran for governor again and won two terms. He died in 1944 from a cerebral hemorrhage in the state capital, Phoenix, Arizona.

Preceded by
George W.P. Hunt
Governor of Arizona
1917 (Prior to court resolving disputed election)
Succeeded by
George W.P. Hunt
Preceded by
George W.P. Hunt
Governor of Arizona
1919–1923
Succeeded by
George W.P. Hunt
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