Facts: - death place: paradise valley , arizona , united states - order: 12th - successor: jack williams - party: democrat - death date: 1 february 2006 - predecessor: paul fannin - office: governor of arizona - spouse: julia hatch - term end: january 2 , 1967 - children: terry , tim and bill goddard - term start: january 4 , 1965 - birth date: 8 august 1919 - name: samuel pearson goddard , jr. . - nationality: american - image: samuel_pearson_goddard , _ jr.jpg - birth place: clayton , missouri , united states - alma mater: university of arizona Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of samuel pearson goddard , jr. .
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samuel pearson goddard , jr. -lrb- august 8 , 1919february 1 , 2006 -rrb- was an american politician and the 12th governor of arizona , serving from january 1965 till january 1967 .he also remained active in politics following his term in office , serving on the democratic national committee and as chairman of the arizona democratic state committee .