George W.P. Hunt
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George W.P. Hunt (1859-1934) was the first governor of the State of Arizona. He was a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature between 1892 and 1900, and again between 1904 and 1910. He was a delegate of the State's Constitutional Convention and became governor upon statehood. Hunt served as governor between 1912 and 1917, and again between 1917 and 1919 (Thomas Campbell served for one year after being declared the winner in a disputed election).
In 1920, Hunt was appointed as Minister to Siam (Thailand) for one year. He returned in 1921 and again became governor between 1923 and 1929. He became governor for the last time between 1931-1933. He died in 1934 and was buried in Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Hunt Highway, which connects Chandler to Florence at the southern edge of eastern Maricopa County, is named for the former governor.
| Preceded by: Richard Elihu Sloan | Arizona Territorial Governor (1911) | Succeeded by: (Office Abolished upon statehood) |
| Preceded by: (None- Arizona not yet a state) | 1st Governor of Arizona (1912-1917) | Succeeded by: |
| Preceded by: Thomas Edward Campbell (Disputed Election at first gave Campbell the governorship) | 2nd Governor of Arizona (1917-1919) | Succeeded by: |
| Preceded by: Thomas Edward Campbell | 4th Governor of Arizona (1923-1929) | Succeeded by: |
| Preceded by: John Calhoun Phillips | 6th Governor of Arizona (1931-1933) | Succeeded by: |