Harry Saxon | |
State House2: | Arizona |
District2: | Santa Cruz County |
Term Start2: | March 1912 |
Term End2: | December 1914 |
Successor2: | Richard Farrell |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1882 |
Birth Place: | San Gabriel, California, US |
Party: | Democrat |
Residence: | Willcox, Arizona |
Profession: | Politician, rancher |
Harry Saxon was a rancher and politician from Arizona. He served several terms as the sheriff of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, was mayor of Willcox, and was a representative in the Arizona State Legislature during the 1st Arizona State Legislature. In 1890 his widowed mother moved to Calabasas. In 1903 he became a "line rider", a mounted customs inspector.[1] [2] In 1906 he was elected sheriff of Santa Cruz County.[3]
During World War I, he served in the United States Cavalry. In 1926, he became a partner in the Three Links Cattle Co., and managed its operations until 1941, when it was sold.