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Timothy Arthur Barrow (January 30, 1934 – March 16, 2019) was an American politician.


Biography

Barrow was born in
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, and moved to Arizona in his childhood. He attended the
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and served in the
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overseas in
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. When he returned to the United States, he was a trust officer at a bank, and director of a hospital. He was elected as a Republican to the
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in 1966, and served until his election as Mayor of Phoenix in 1973. During his term in the House, he sat on the Ways and Means Committee, and had stints as majority whip (1969) and Speaker of the House (1971). He was elected as Mayor of Phoenix in 1973, and served one term. He later attended the
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and worked as a consultant. Barrow died on March 16, 2019.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrow, Timothy A. Mayors of Phoenix, Arizona 1934 births 2019 deaths Businesspeople from Phoenix, Arizona People from Franklin, Pennsylvania Politicians from Venango County, Pennsylvania Military personnel from Pennsylvania Harvard Kennedy School alumni Speakers of the Arizona House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople