biography
pronunciation:
[meecham]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1924– )
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| biography:
| Businessman and governor, born in Duschesne, Utah, USA. A World War 2 army veteran, he made millions as president of Mecham Pontiac in Glendale, AZ (1950–88). After serving in the state senate (Republican, 1960–2), he became American Newspaper Group publisher (1963–74). A controversial governor of Arizona (1987–8), most notorious for refusing to recognize Martin Luther King's birthday as a state holiday, he was impeached for accepting a $350 000 loan from a real-estate developer, Barry Wolfson. |
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