Ernest McFarland

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 (1894-10-09)October 9, 1894 Earlsboro, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	June 8, 1984(1984-06-08) (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.