Kean St. Charles Explained

Kean St. Charles
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:Mohave County
Term Start1:January 1923
Term End1:December 1926
Predecessor1:James E. Curtin
Successor1:Charles Waters
Term Start2:January 1929
Term End2:December 1930
Predecessor2:Charles Waters
Successor2:J. Hubert Smith
Term Start3:January 1933
Term End3:January 1934
Predecessor3:J. Hubert Smith
Successor3:J. Hubert Smith
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Profession:Politician

Kean St. Charles was an American politician from Arizona. He served several terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 6th, 7th Arizona State Legislatures, 9th Arizona State Legislature, and 11th Arizona State Legislatures holding the seat from Mohave County.[1] He also served in Arizona House of Representatives during the 21st and 22nd Arizona Territorial Legislatures. He also served in the upper house of the Territorial Legislature, called the council, during the last session before statehood.[2]

St. Charles was born in Virginia in 1855. He moved to Arizona in 1893, where he had a brief stint on the newspaper, Mohave County Miner, before becoming one of the founders of Our Mineral Wealth, a weekly newspaper in Kingman, Arizona.[3] [4]

St. Charles was also involved in Arizona's mining industry, and discovered several valuable mineral properties. He died on September 4, 1945, at his daughter's home in Long Beach, California.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966 . State of Arizona . 7–8 . March 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Acts Memorials and Resolutions of the Regular Session Eighteenth Legislature of the State of Arizona 1947 . State of Arizona . 566–567 . 1947 . September 6, 2022.
  3. News: Local and Personal . . July 8, 1893 . 3 . Newspapers.com. September 6, 2022.
  4. News: Untitled . . July 18, 1893 . 2 . Newspapers.com. September 6, 2022.