John H. Willis was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature.[1]
John H. Willis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Navajo County district | |
| In office March 1912 – January 1915 | |
| Preceded by | First Senator from Navajo County |
| Succeeded by | D. D. Crabb |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Life edit
Willis lived in Snowflake, Arizona, and in 1892 was nominated by the Republicans for probate judge of Apache County, which contained Snowflake at that time.[2] He was a cattle rancher.[3] Willis married Carrie Haynes on November 26, 1891.[4]
Political career edit
In 1894, Willis was elected to the Apache County Board of Supervisors.[5] After Navajo County was split from Apache County in 1895, Willis was appointed to serve on the Board of Supervisors of the newly created county.[6] In 1896, when the first election was held, Willis was nominated by the Republicans to serve on the board of supervisors of the new county.[7] The following year, he was selected to serve as the president of that body.[8] In November 1897, Willis resigned from the board of supervisors in order to go on his two-year LDS mission to the Southern States.[9][10]
Upon return from his mission in 1900, the Republicans nominated Willis once again for the board of supervisors.[11] In the November general election he came in second, slightly in front of Democrat John Hunt, 259–254, giving him one of the two supervisor positions.[12] He was again nominated by the Republicans in 1902 for the board of supervisors,[13] however in the general election he came in third, behind Democrat R. C. Creswell, and his fellow Republican F. F. Flickinger. Creswell received 326 votes, Flickinger 305, and Willis 287.[14] In 1908 he won the Republican nomination to run for the territorial house of representatives, but lost in the general election to Democrat Joseph Peterson, 445–238.[15][16]
1911 saw Willis nominated for the house of representatives by the Republicans, but this was for the state, not territorial house.[17] Unlike the 1908 election, Willis defeated his Democratic opponent, William Morgan, 398–327.[18] Willis did not run for re-election in 1914.[19]
References edit
- ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Apache County Convention". The Coconino Sun. September 29, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notice To Taxpayers". The St. Johns Herald. April 26, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "From Friday's Daily". Weekly Journal-Miner. December 2, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Board Of Supervisors". The St. Johns Herald. November 22, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navajo Appointments". The Arizona Republican. March 26, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Untitled". The St. Johns Herald. September 26, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Board Of Supervisors". Holbrook Argus. April 10, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snowflake Items". Holbrook Argus. November 13, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local And Personal". Holbrook Argus. November 20, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "County Ticket". Holbrook Argus. September 22, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors Of Navajo County". Holbrook Argus. November 24, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Result Of Election". The Coconino Sun. October 18, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors". Holbrook Argus. November 22, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Republican County Ticket". Holbrook Argus. October 20, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Election Results Of Navajo County, Arizona, November 3, 1908". Holbrook Argus. November 24, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Republican Ticket". The Holbrook News. November 3, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Election Returns". The Holbrook News. March 8, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Complete List Of Candidates Who Filed Petititions". The Holbrook News. August 21, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
