Ernest William McFarland (October 9 1894 – June 8 1984) was an American politician and with Warren Atherton is considered one of the Fathers of the G.I. Bill. He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Arizona government—two at the state level one at the federal level. He was a Democratic Senator from Arizona from 1941 to 1953 (Majority Leader from 1951 to 1953) before serving as the tenth Governor of Arizona from 1955 to 1959.
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active years end date
1953-01-03, 1959-01-05
active years start date
1951-01-03, 1955-01-03
alma mater
Stanford University, University of Oklahoma, East Central University
battle
World War I
birth date
1894-10-09
birth place
Earlsboro Oklahoma
death date
1984-06-08
death place
Phoenix Arizona
deputy
Lyndon B. Johnson
majority leader
8
military branch
United States Navy
nationality
United States
order in office
10th Governor of Arizona, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
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