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F. A. Woodward
Frank A. Woodward was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature, holding one of the two seats from Gila County, Arizona, Gila County. Originally from Massachusetts, he also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota and West Superior, Wisconsin, where he was mayor, before moving to Arizona. Aside from his political career, he was engaged in the railroad and clothing industries, before becoming involved in the mining industry. Biography Woodward was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 5, 1852. Woodward married Marana S. Soule of Wales, Massachusetts on June 27, 1873. The couple had two children, a son, Herbert, and a daughter, Ella Frances. Herbert attended the University of Berkeley, where he received a degree in mining engineering, and went to work for his father in 1908 as supervisor of the Iron Cap mine. By 1886 the Woodwards had relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was engaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila County, Arizona
Gila County ( ) is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,272. The county seat is Globe. Gila County comprises the Payson, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area. Gila County contains parts of Fort Apache Indian Reservation and San Carlos Indian Reservation. History The county was formed from parts of Maricopa and Pinal counties on February 8, 1881. The boundary was then extended eastward to the San Carlos River by public petition in 1889. The original county seat was in the mining community of Globe City, now Globe. Popular theory holds that the word "Gila" was derived from a Spanish contraction of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty". In the 1880s, a long range war broke out in Gila County that became the most costly feud in American history, resulting in an almost complete annihilation of the families involved. The ''Pleasant Valley War'' (also sometimes called the ''Tonto Basin Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
