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Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He served in all three branches of government, two at the state level, one at the federal level.
“Between 1936 and 1971, Ernest McFarland had the rare distinction across the United States of winning the triple crown of politics. He was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he became the Senate majority leader; Arizona’s Governor, and the state’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Their son William Ernest McFarland was born July 18, 1927 at the Arizona Deaconess Hospital and Home in Phoenix. Clare bought a baby memory book, where she recorded the details of William’s life. By all indications, William was healthy child and adored by both parents.
early years. Pioneer Life. Mac began his life growing up on a farm near Earlsboro, Oklahoma. He was one of four children born to Keziah and William McFarland. His parents were both from Tennessee and headed west looking for opportunities. They were farmers as were their parents before them, in a succession from a long line of farmers.
30 de jun. de 2016 · Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984), known throughout his career as “Mac,” served as a U.S. senator, governor of Arizona, and ultimately chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, but millennials, baby boomers, and even many seniors have difficulty recalling his name or his numerous accomplishments.
A U.S. senator from Arizona, Ernest William McFarland was born on October 9, 1894, on a farm near Earlsboro, Oklahoma. He was the third of four children of William Thomas and Keziah Smith McFarland, who had come from Texas in 1891 to participate in the Sac and Fox land opening.
As an attorney at McFarland and Fulbright, McFarland won an appeal that determined Winnie Ruth Judd to be insane. He took part in Miranda v. Arizona and served as Chief Justice in 1968. He is known as the "Father of the G.I. Bill."
