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Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.

Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967
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Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
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Summary

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. was born on August 8, 1919[1], in Clayton[2]. Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. died on February 1, 2006[3], in Maricopa County[4]. Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. worked as a military officer[5], lawyer[6], politician[7], colonel[8], and governor[9]. Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Paradise Valley[11]
  • Father: Samuel Pearson Goddard[12]
  • Child: Terry Goddard[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: jurist[15]
  • Position held: Governor of Arizona[16]
  • Educated at: University of Arizona[17], Harvard University[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Unitarian Universalism[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[21]
  • Military branch: United States Air Force[22]
  • Commons category: Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.[23]
  • Military, police or special rank: colonel[24]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[25]
  • Family name: Goddard[26]
  • Given name: Samuel[27], Pearson[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • National Governors Association biography URL: https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-pearson-goddard/[30]

Why It Matters

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. born?

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. was born in Clayton[2].

Where did Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. die?

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. passed away in Maricopa County[4].

Who were Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.'s parents?

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.'s father was Samuel Pearson Goddard[12].

What did Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. do for work?

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. worked as a military officer[5], lawyer[6], politician[7], colonel[8], and governor[9].

Where did Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. go to school?

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. was educated at University of Arizona[17] and Harvard University[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . azcentral.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Maricopa County, Paradise Valley
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Maricopa County, Paradise Valley
    Child → Terry Goddard
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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