Secretaries Since Statehood

 
Sidney P. Osborn
Sidney P. Osborn photo
1912-1918
Democrat

Biography

Name: Sidney Preston Osborn

Name as Secretary of State: Sidney P. Osborn

Notes: Sidney P. Osborn was stricken with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig's disease, but he refused to resign. "Only death or the people of Arizona will remove me from office." (Arizona State Capitol Museum Interpreter's Manual) He was the first Arizona State Governor to die while serving in office.

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