Jack Williams (American politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Williams (American politician)

American radio announcer and politician

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1909

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1998

Profession: politician, announcer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Richard "Jack" Williams (October 29, 1909 – August 24, 1998) was an American radio announcer and politician.
After gaining public recognition throughout Arizona because of his work in radio, he went on to become a two-term Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona and a three-term governor of Arizona.
A constitutional amendment, approved by Arizona voters in 1968, resulted in Williams serving eight years as governor and being the first governor of Arizona to serve a four-year term. As Mayor of Phoenix, Williams led efforts to grow the city that produced a series of annexations and construction of new governmental buildings.
As governor he focused primarily on economic development within the state.
His final term as governor was marred by a recall effort, led by Cesar Chavez, in response to his signing of a farm labor bill into law.