Kean St. Charles was an American politician from Arizona. He served several terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 6th, 7th Arizona State Legislatures, 9th Arizona State Legislature, and 11th Arizona State Legislatures holding the seat from Mohave County.[1] He also served in Arizona House of Representatives during the 21st and 22nd Arizona Territorial Legislatures. He also served in the upper house of the Territorial Legislature, called the council, during the last session before statehood.[2]

Kean St. Charles
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Mohave County district
In office
January 1923 – December 1926
Preceded byJames E. Curtin
Succeeded byCharles Waters
In office
January 1929 – December 1930
Preceded byCharles Waters
Succeeded byJ. Hubert Smith
In office
January 1933 – January 1934
Preceded byJ. Hubert Smith
Succeeded byJ. Hubert Smith
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

St. Charles was born in Virginia in 1855. He moved to Arizona in 1893, where he had a brief stint on the newspaper, Mohave County Miner, before becoming one of the founders of Our Mineral Wealth, a weekly newspaper in Kingman, Arizona.[2][3][4]

St. Charles was also involved in Arizona's mining industry, and discovered several valuable mineral properties. He died on September 4, 1945, at his daughter's home in Long Beach, California.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Acts Memorials and Resolutions of the Regular Session Eighteenth Legislature of the State of Arizona 1947". State of Arizona. 1947. pp. 566–567. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Local and Personal". Mohave County Miner. July 8, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Untitled". Arizona Daily Star. July 18, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.