Myron H. McCord
| Myron H. Mccord | |
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| 13th Governor of Arizona Territory | |
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In office July 29, 1897 – August 1, 1898 |
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| Nominated by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Joseph Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Oakes Murphy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Isaac Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lynch |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate | |
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In office 1872 |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
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In office 1880 |
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November 26, 1840 Ceres Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 27, 1908 (aged 67) Phoenix, Arizona Territory |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Mariah Murray 1861–1876 (div) Sarah Etta Space 1877–1903 Mary Emma Winslow 1904–1908 |
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Myron Hawley McCord (November 26, 1840 – April 27, 1908) was an American politician, businessman, and military officer. He began his career in Wisconsin where he held a number of elected offices before representing Wisconsin's 9th district in the United States House of Representatives for a single term. After undergoing a bankruptcy, McCord moved to Arizona Territory. There he was appointed territorial governor by his friend, William McKinley. After a year in office, McCord resigned as governor to serve as an officer in the United States Volunteers.
Born in Ceres Township, Pennsylvania on November 26, 1840 to Anna Elizabeth (Ackerman) and Myron H. McCord. His family moved to near Bolivar, New York in the mid-1840s. McCord received his early education in local schools and at the nearby Richburg Academy. In 1854, he moved to Shawano, Wisconsin with his father. There he worked for a company that operated a farm and sawmill. Over the course of the next five years he worked during the summer while attending school in the winter months.
At the age of 20, McCord began a business that built roads and bridges along with engaging in logging. In the early part of the American Civil War, he trained volunteers but never saw combat. McCord was elected Superintendent of Schools for Shawano County, Wisconsin in 1864. He served one term and did not seek reelection. From 1868 till 1874, McCord was co-publisher for the Shawano County Journal. He was elected treasurer for Shawano County in 1869 and 1871. In 1872, McCord was elected to the first of two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate.
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