Ernest McFarland | |
|---|---|
 McFarland c. 1955 | |
| Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Addison Udall |
| Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office January 4, 1965 – January 4, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Scruggs |
| Succeeded by | James Duke Cameron |
| 10th Governor of Arizona | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | John Howard Pyle |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fannin |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Deputy | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Taft |
| Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| United States Senator from Arizona | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Ashurst |
| Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest William McFarland October 9, 1894 Earlsboro, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 1984 (aged 89) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Clare Collins
(m. 1926; died 1930)Eveland Smith (m. 1939) |
| Education | East Central University University of Oklahoma (BA) Stanford University (JD, MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He served in all three branches of government, two at the state level, one at the federal level. He was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arizona from 1941 to 1953 (Majority Leader from 1951 to 1953) before becoming the tenth governor of Arizona from 1955 to 1959. Finally, McFarland sat as chief justice on the Arizona Supreme Court in 1968.