Lewis Wolfley

Lewis Wolfley
8th Governor of Arizona Territory
In office April 8, 1889 – August 20, 1890
Nominated by	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	C. Meyer Zulick
Succeeded by	John N. Irwin
Personal details
Born	(1839-10-08)October 8, 1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	February 12, 1910(1910-02-12) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place	IOOF Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Profession	Civil engineer

Lewis Wolfley (October 8, 1839 – February 12, 1910) was an American civil engineer who served as the eighth governor of Arizona Territory. He is commonly regarded as the first territorial governor to be a resident of Arizona at the time of his appointment and was the only bachelor to hold the position.^[A]

Wolfley's political career was marred by his almost complete lack of political skill.^[2] Much of his time as governor was spent in political infighting, which eventually led to his resignation.

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