Timothy A. Barrow Explained

Timothy A. Barrow
Office:51st Mayor of Phoenix
Term Start:January 2, 1974
Term End:January 2, 1976
Office2:Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Term Start2:1966
Term End2:1973
Predecessor:John D. Driggs
Successor:Margaret Hance
Birth Date:30 January 1934
Birth Place:Franklin, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Party:Republican
Occupation:consultant
Alma Mater:New Mexico Military Institute
John F. Kennedy School of Government

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

Biography

Barrow was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, and moved to Arizona in his childhood. He attended the New Mexico Military Institute and served in the United States Army overseas in West Germany. 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 Arizona House of Representatives 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 John F. Kennedy School of Government and worked as a consultant.[1] [2] [3]

Barrow died on March 16, 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911–1994. Nancy Weatherly. Sharp. James Roger. Sharp. 1 January 1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313302121. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Timothy Barrow – The Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
  3. https://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Legislators/Person/88 Arizona State Library Archives & Public Records-Arizona Legislators: Then & Now-Timothy A. Barrow
  4. Web site: Timothy Barrow Obituary. .