1. Lewis Wolfley was an American civil engineer who served as the eighth governor of Arizona Territory.
15 Facts About Lewis Wolfley
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Lewis Wolfley 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.
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When he was a young child, his father died, and Lewis Wolfley grew up near the border of Ohio and Kentucky.
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Lewis Wolfley served with distinction, earning the nickname "Sherman's Fighting Major", and at the end of the war was encouraged by General William T Sherman to remain with the Regular Army at his war-time rank.
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Lewis Wolfley left the Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel and became a federal revenue officer in New Orleans.
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In 1872 Lewis Wolfley was mining in Colorado, and he worked in the District of Columbia before moving to Arizona Territory in the early 1880s.
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Lewis Wolfley gained a reputation as a respected person but due to the large amount of time spent working in the field was not well known.
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Lewis Wolfley applied for the position directly to Harrison two days after the presidential inauguration.
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The first issue that Lewis Wolfley faced as governor was dealing with appointment of territorial officers.
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Lewis Wolfley was perturbed by his political opponents receiving federal appointments.
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An example was George Christ, who assisted Brewster Cameron in opposing Lewis Wolfley's nomination, being appointed collector of customs in Nogales, Arizona.
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Lewis Wolfley initially supported this appointment but change position after Sloan made Brewster Cameron his clerk.
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The primary accomplishment of the Lewis Wolfley administration was refinancing the territorial debt.
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Lewis Wolfley's efforts were not enough to save his job.
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Lewis Wolfley died on February 12,1910, after being struck by a streetcar of the Pacific Electric line.