William James Galbraith (1872 – December 21, 1956) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. Galbraith was the third Attorney General of Arizona after it gained statehood.
W. J. Galbraith | |
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| 3rd Arizona Attorney General | |
| In office 1921–1923 | |
| Governor | Thomas E. Campbell |
| Preceded by | Wiley E. Jones |
| Succeeded by | John W. Murphy[1] |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| In office 1919–1920 | |
| Constituency | Maricopa County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1872 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 21, 1956 (aged 83–84) Sparta, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney |
Life and career
editGalbraith was born in 1872 in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, and moved to Arizona in 1901 and settled in Cochise County.[2] He graduated from Stanford University and from the University of Chicago and was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 1909.[2]
From 1909 to 1913 Galbraith lived in Tucson, taught law at the University of Arizona and was an assistant attorney general. While in Tucson he served as a scoutmaster for the first Boy Scout troop in Tucson.[3][4]
He later moved to Maricopa County and served as a member of the Fourth Legislature of Arizona and was a member of the Uniform Law Commission of Arizona for two terms.[2] He was elected Arizona Attorney General in 1920.[2] In 1924, he was the Republican nominee for Arizona's only congressional district,[2] but lost to Democrat Carl Hayden.
References
edit- ^ John W. Murphy, Arizona Republic, March 9, 1924
- ^ a b c d e W. J. Galbraith, Arizona Republic, October 19, 1924
- ^ W. J. Galbraith at the Website The Otis H. Chidester Scout Museum Of Southern Arizona, Inc.
- ^ "Arizona at 100: Boy Scouts to tap sugar maples while camping in Catalinas".
Further reading
edit- Galbraith's Arizona Mining Laws: Selected Federal and State Statutes, Chas. F. Willis, 1923