Morris Goldwater (January 16, 1852 – April 11, 1939) was an American businessman and politician.

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Goldwater was born in

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. In 1854, Goldwater and his family emigrated to the

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and settled in

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. In 1867, Goldwater moved to

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to work in the mercantile business. Eventually, Goldwater moved to Prescott,

and opened the M. Goldwater & Bros. Store with his brothers Baron and Henry. In 1872 he opened another store in Phoenix. Goldwater served on the Prescott City Council and as mayor. He also served on the

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Board of Supervisors and was involved with the Democratic Party. Goldwater served on the board of school examiners for Yavapai County. In 1883 and 1898, Goldwater served on the Arizona Territorial Council and served as president of the territorial council in 1898. In 1910, Goldwater served in the Arizona Constitutional Convention. In 1914 and 1915, Goldwater served in the

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and was the president of the senate in 1914. Goldwater was a Freemason and active in both the York Rite and Scottish Rite appendant bodies. Goldwater died at his home in Prescott, Arizona. His nephew was United States Senator

Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...

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* 1852 births 1939 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Arizona British emigrants to the United States English Jews Politicians from Prescott, Arizona Politicians from London Businesspeople from Arizona Mayors of Prescott, Arizona Arizona city council members County supervisors in Arizona School board members in Arizona Presidents of the Arizona Senate Democratic Party Arizona state senators American people of English-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish American people in Arizona politics Members of the Arizona Territorial Legislature Barry Goldwater 20th-century members of the Arizona State Legislature {{Arizona-politician-stub

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