W. P. Mahoney | |
|---|---|
 Mahoney, ca. 1926 | |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the Mohave County | |
| In office January 1915 – December 1916 | |
| Preceded by | John Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Jasper N. Brewer |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Mohave County district | |
| In office January 1917 – December 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lovin |
| Succeeded by | C. W. Herndon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1882 Newport, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | July 31, 1967 (aged 85) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Alice M. Fitzgerald |
| Children | 4, including William P. Mahoney Jr. |
| Relatives | Richard Mahoney (grandson) |
William P. Mahoney (1882 – July 31, 1967) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1915 to 1916 and in the Arizona Senate from 1917 to 1918, as a member of the Democratic Party.[1] After his tenure in the state legislature he served as the sheriff of Mohave County, Arizona.
Mahoney was born in Newport, County Mayo, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in 1900. He was active in mining in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, and Nevada, during which time he met Wyatt Earp. He started working for the Santa Fe Railway in 1926. Mohney was elected to the state house in the 1914 election and state senate in the 1916 election before being elected as a county sheriff. He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Arizona State Mine Inspector in the 1926 election.
Mahoney was appointed to the Department of Social Security and Public Welfare in 1937 and later served as its chair before resigning in 1952. He was appointed to the Arizona Employment Security Commission in 1955 and served until 1959.
- ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912–1966". State of Arizona. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.