John H. Willis (politician)

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 byFirst Senator from Navajo County
Succeeded byD. D. Crabb
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

Life

Willis lived in Snowflake, Arizona, and in 1892 was nominated by the Republicans for probate judge of Apache County, Snowflake's was part at that time.[2] He was a cattle rancher.[3] Willis married Carrie Haynes on November 26, 1891.[4]

Political career

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

  1. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. "Apache County Convention". The Coconino Sun. September 29, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Notice To Taxpayers". The St. Johns Herald. April 26, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "From Friday's Daily". Weekly Journal-Miner. December 2, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Board Of Supervisors". The St. Johns Herald. November 22, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Navajo Appointments". The Arizona Republican. March 26, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Untitled". The St. Johns Herald. September 26, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Board Of Supervisors". Holbrook Argus. April 10, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Snowflake Items". Holbrook Argus. November 13, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. "Local And Personal". Holbrook Argus. November 20, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "County Ticket". Holbrook Argus. September 22, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. "Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors Of Navajo County". Holbrook Argus. November 24, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  13. "Result Of Election". The Coconino Sun. October 18, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  14. "Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors". Holbrook Argus. November 22, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  15. "Republican County Ticket". Holbrook Argus. October 20, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  16. "Official Election Results Of Navajo County, Arizona, November 3, 1908". Holbrook Argus. November 24, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  17. "Republican Ticket". The Holbrook News. November 3, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  18. "Official Election Returns". The Holbrook News. March 8, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  19. "Complete List Of Candidates Who Filed Petititions". The Holbrook News. August 21, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
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