George W. P. Hunt / Arizona's First Governor
Born 1859 Died 1934
[Main Marker]Entombment of
George W. P. Hunt
Born 1859 Died 1934
Colorful Arizona pioneer and statesman. Member of various territorial legislatures. President, Arizona Constitutional Convention 1910. Elected Arizona's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th Governor to set a national record. Also entombed here are his wife, Duette, her parents, the J. W. Ellisons, and her sister Lena Ellison.
[Second Marker]Arizona's First Governor,
George Wylie Paul Hunt
November 1, 1859 – December 24, 1934
Married February 24, 1904
Helen Duett Ellison
November 10, 1867 – April 18, 1931
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Parents
Jesse Washington Ellison
September 22, 1841 – January 24, 1934
Married February 14, 1864
Susan Melvina Smith
December 17, 1844 – February 2, 1929
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Sister
Susan Helena Lena Ellison
September 6, 1869 – June 14, 1953
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Daughter of George and Helen Hunt
Virginia Hunt
June 26, 1905 – April 21, 1985
Married January 3, 1929
Fredrick Carlson Brannen
Buried elsewhere
Married January 2, 1944
William E Frund
October 20, 1918 – March 9, 1975
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