“Arizona Senator” Paul Fannin Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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“Arizona Senator” Paul Fannin Hand Signed 3X5 Card. This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity.
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Paul Jones Fannin
(January 29, 1907 – January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A
Republican
, he served as a
U.S. Senator
from
Arizona
from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th
governor of Arizona
from 1959 to 1965. Paul Fannin was born in
Ashland
,
Kentucky
, to Thomas Newton and Rhoda Catherine (née Davis) Fannin. His father worked as a dairy farmer and also owned a harness shop. Fannin and his family moved to
Phoenix
,
Arizona
, when he was eight months old due to his father's health. He received his early education at Kenilworth Elementary School, and graduated from
Phoenix Union High School
in 1925. Fannin attended the
University of Arizona
for two years before transferring to
Stanford University
, where he received a
Bachelor of Arts
degree in business administration in 1930.
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He then returned to Phoenix, where he joined his family's hardware business. He and his brother Ernest later established the Fannin Gas and Supply Company, a gas and petroleum equipment company. He served as president of the company from 1945 until 1956, when he and his brother sold the company .In 1934, Fannin married Elma Addington, to whom he remained married until her death in 2001. The couple had one daughter and three sons, including
Bob Fannin
.