Ernest McFarland
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United States Senator from Arizona |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Henry F. Ashurst |
| Succeeded by | Barry M. Goldwater |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Deputy | Lyndon B. Johnson (whip) |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Taft |
| 10th Governor of Arizona | |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | John Howard Pyle |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fannin |
| Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1968 – December 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Charles C. Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Addison Udall |
| Personal details | |
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Ernest William McFarland October 9, 1894 Earlsboro, Oklahoma Territory |
| Died | June 8, 1984 (aged 89) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Clare Collins (d.1930) Eveland Smith (m.1933) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
East Central State Teachers' College University of Oklahoma Stanford University |
| Religion | Methodism |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
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. Finally McFarland sat as Chief Justice on the Arizona Supreme Court in 1968.
Born on a farm near Earlsboro, Oklahoma, on October 9, 1894, McFarland attended rural schools and graduated from East Central State Teachers' College, Ada, Oklahoma, in 1914 and from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, in 1917.
During World War I, he served in the United States Navy and nearly died of a bronchial infection. Following surgery by Navy surgeons, he was discharged in 1919 and sent to live in a drier climate. Thus, after the war McFarland moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and was employed as a clerk in a bank. He gathered enough money to pay for tuition and graduated with a law and political science degree from Stanford University in 1921. He moved back to Arizona, passed the bar exam, and commenced practice in Casa Grande. He soon developed an expertise in agricultural and water-use legislation, which would suit Arizona well in the future.
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