George E. Truman (1865-1929) was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 9th Arizona State Legislature, holding the seat from Pinal County.[1] During the Spanish–American War, he was one of the first men up San Juan Hill.
George Truman | |
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 Truman, ca. 1929 | |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Pinal County district | |
| In office January 1929 – December 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas N. Wills |
| Succeeded by | R. T. (Bob) Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
Biography edit
Truman was born in 1865 in Sauquoit, New York. He moved to Arizona in 1890 from Utica, New York, and went to work as a deputy sheriff, under his brother, William Truman, Pinal County Sheriff, serving for three consecutive terms. He lived in Florence, Arizona.[2][3][4]
With the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Truman volunteered and joined Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, traveling to San Antonio, Texas, where he joined Jim McClintock's company, before traveling on to Tampa, Florida. Shortly before leaving for the war, Truman married Mary Collingwood.[2][5][6] During the war, Truman was one of the first, if not the first, soldiers up the top of the hill during the Battle of San Juan Hill. While in Cuba, Truman contracted malaria, and recuperated in Utica, New York, before returning to Arizona.[7][8][9]
After returning from the war, he served in various political offices including Pinal County assessor, county treasurer, county clerk, as well as serving on the County Board of Supervisors.[4] In 1928 he ran for the single Arizona State Senate seat from Pinal County. He was unopposed in the Democrat's primary, and was won the November general election.[10][11] In September 1929 he was on vacation with his family in California, when he required emergency surgery. He died during the procedure on September 3, in a San Francisco hospital.[2][4]
References edit
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". p. xviii. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c "George E. Truman, Pioneer Arizonian, Dies In California". The Arizona Republican. September 4, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George E. Truman". The Florence Tribune. July 16, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "George Truman, Pioneer, Dies". Arizona Daily Star. September 4, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George E. Truman, Pioneer Arizonian, Dies In California". The Arizona Republican. September 4, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona Day By Day". The Arizona Republican. June 8, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona Aired". Arizona Daily Star. August 23, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florence Flittings". The Arizona Republican. October 6, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Untitled". The Florence Tribune. October 29, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Total of 3,578 Voters Are Registered In Pinal; List of Candidates Named". The Arizona Republican. August 26, 1928. p. 36. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Republicans To Have 17 Seats In Lower House". The Arizona Republican. November 7, 1928. p. 26. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.