Mulford Winsor | |
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 Mulford Winsor c. 1918 | |
| Member of theArizona State Senate from theYuma County district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| In office January 1922 – January 1928 | |
| President of the Arizona State Senate | |
| In office 1923–1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-05-31)May 31, 1874 Jewell, Kansas |
| Died | November 5, 1956(1956-11-05) (aged 82) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Clarissa |
| Occupation | Newspaperman |
Mulford Winsor (May 31, 1874 – November 5, 1956) was an Americannewspaperman and politician active inArizona.
Winsor was born inJewell, Kansas on May 31, 1874.[1] His father, editor of theJewell City Republican, began teaching him the newspaper business when he was seven years old. His family moved toFort Smith, Arkansas in 1885 where Winsor attended high school and became ajourneymanprinter.[2]
In 1892, Winsor relocated toPrescott, Arizona Territory.[3] Over the next two years he moved around the territory, working at a variety of newspapers, before settling inYuma.[1] There, in 1896, he founded theYuma Sun.[2] The same year he began farmingdates. He maintained his farming interests until his death although many years he hired others to oversee his operations.[1]
Upon his arrival in Arizona, Winsor became active in the Democratic party and an outspoken advocate ofprogressive politics.[2] In 1900, he becameCounty Assessor ofYuma County.[4] The next year he served as Assistant Chief Clerk of the Territorial House of Representatives for the21st Arizona Territorial Legislature, a position he later served during the23rd Arizona Territorial Legislature.[4] In 1901 he also moved toTucson and became copublisher of theTucson Citizen.[5] Winsor left for Phoenix in 1903 where he worked at thePhoenix Enterprise.[5] In 1905, Winsor returned to Yuma and founded theMorning Sun.[5] Two years later he moved toGlobe where he edited theDaily Globe until July 1910.[4] While at theDaily Globe, Winsor wrote the firsteditorials in the territory supportinginitiative,referendum andreform.[2]
In 1909, Winsor was Acting Secretary of the Territorial Council during the25th Arizona Territorial Legislature.[4] During the session he proposed the legislature create the office of territorial historian. Following passage of the legislation, in March 1909, he was appointed to be the first territorial historian by GovernorJoseph Henry Kibbey.[6]
Winsor was elected to represent Yuma County in Arizona's 1910constitutional convention.[3] During the convention he was selected to be Chairman of the Committee on Legislative Departments.[2] Additionally he assisted the Committee on Style, Revision, and Compilation with the final wording of the produced document.[7] During a 1911 special election, Winsor ran for Arizona's upcoming seat in theU.S. House of Representatives but lost toCarl Hayden during theprimary election.[8] After Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, Winsor served briefly as secretary to GovernorGeorge W. P. Hunt before being appointed Chairman of the State Land Commission.[1]
In 1915, Winsor was elected to represent Yuma County in theArizona State Senate.[5] He served two two-year terms before making an unsuccessful run to be elected governor in 1920.[9] Winsor returned to the Arizona State Senate in 1922, serving three more terms.[1] During his final five years in the legislature, from 1923 to 1928, he served asPresident of the Senate.[5] During his time in the Senate he gained a reputation as one of Arizona's most important and influential lawmakers.[1] One of the issues of greatest concern to Winsor was apportionment of water from theColorado River.[1] Toward this concern he was appointed to the Arizona Colorado River Commission from 1927 to 1928.[5]
After leaving the legislature, Winsor was appointed State Librarian and Director of the Department of Library and Archives in 1932.[4] He held that position until his death in Phoenix on November 5, 1956.[5] Winsor was buried in Yuma.[1]
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