Kibbey, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1853-1924

Born in Centerville, Indiana in 1853, Kibbey studied law with his father and was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1875. After moving to Arizona in 1888, he practiced irrigation and corporation law. He was elected associate justice of the territorial supreme court in 1889; elected to the territorial council in 1902; and in 1904 became territorial attorney general. As the territorial governor appointed by President Roosevelt from 1905 to 1909, he successfully opposed a proposal to create a single state from the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. In 1903, he formed the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association. He died in 1924.

From the description of Joseph H. Kibbey papers, 1880-1924 (bulk 1902-1909). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79724719

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