Other High Offices Held
Fourteen of Arizona's governors have held higher federal offices, including two Cabinet secretaries and three ambassadors. One of them was originally a military governor of California and two of them were originally chosen to be Governor of Idaho Territory, though one of them refused that position. Eight of them have served in the U.S. Congress, three of them representing the Arizona Territory, two of them representing Arizona, and three of them representing other states. Five governors (marked with an *) resigned to serve higher offices.
In addition to the governors listed, the first appointed governor of the Arizona Territory who died before taking office, John A. Gurley, was a Representative from Ohio. One Confederate governor, John Baylor, served as a Confederate Congressman from Texas.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | Other offices held | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin, John NobleJohn Noble Goodwin | 1863–1866 | Delegate from Arizona Territory*, Representative from Maine | |
| McCormick, Richard C.Richard C. McCormick | 1866–1868 | Delegate from Arizona Territory*, Representative from New York | |
| Hoyt, John PhiloJohn Philo Hoyt | 1877–1878 | Governor of Idaho Territory* but later declined the post, finding his predecessor was wrongly removed. | |
| Frémont, John C.John C. Frémont | 1878–1881 | Senator from California, Military Governor of California | |
| Irwin, John N.John N. Irwin | 1890–1892 | Governor of Idaho Territory, Minister to Portugal | |
| Murphy, OakesOakes Murphy | 1892–1893, 1898–1902 | Delegate from Arizona Territory | |
| Franklin, Benjamin JosephBenjamin Joseph Franklin | 1896–1897 | Representative from Missouri | |
| McCord, Myron H.Myron H. McCord | 1897–1898 | Representative from Wisconsin | |
| Hunt, George W. P.George W. P. Hunt | 1912–1917, 1917–1919, 1923–1929, 1931–1933 |
Minister to Siam | |
| McFarland, ErnestErnest McFarland | 1955–1959 | Senator from Arizona (including as majority leader) | |
| Fannin, PaulPaul Fannin | 1959–1965 | Senator from Arizona | |
| Castro, Raul HectorRaul Hector Castro | 1975–1977 | Ambassador to El Salvador, Ambassador to Bolivia, Ambassador to Argentina* | |
| Babbitt, BruceBruce Babbitt | 1978–1987 | Secretary of the Interior | |
| Napolitano, JanetJanet Napolitano | 2003–2009 | Secretary of Homeland Security* |
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