death_date nationality birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place profession preceded order term_start spouse image name succeeded predecessor birth_place party office successor article_title
24 august 1998 american 29 october 1909 january 6 , 1975 1960 phoenix college phoenix , arizona radio announcer samuel pearson goddard , jr. 13th 47th january 2 , 1967 1956 vera may jack and governor of arizona -lrb- 1967-75 -rrb- . jpg williams , mayor of phoenix -lrb- 1956-60 -rrb- john richard `` jack '' williams raúl héctor castro frank g. murphy los angeles , california republican governor of arizona mayor of phoenix samuel mardian , jr. jack williams -lrb- american politician -rrb-

jack williams -lrb- american politician -rrb-

john richard `` jack '' williams -lrb- october 29 , 1909 -- august 24 , 1998 -rrb- was an american radio announcer and politician .
after gaining public recognition throughout arizona because of his work in radio , he went on to become a two-term mayor of phoenix , arizona and a three-term governor of arizona .
a constitutional amendment , approved by arizona voters in 1968 , resulted in williams serving eight years as governor and being the first governor of arizona to serve a four-year term .
as mayor of phoenix , williams led efforts to grow the city that produced a series of annexations and construction of new governmental buildings .
as governor he focused primarily on economic development within the state .
his final term as governor was marred by a recall effort , led by cesar chavez , in response to his signing of a farm labor bill into law .
