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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.
- 1917–1919
Their son William Ernest McFarland was born July 18, 1927 at the Arizona Deaconess Hospital and Home in Phoenix. Clare bought a baby memory book, where she recorded the details of William’s life. By all indications, William was healthy child and adored by both parents.
Arizona Governor. Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. A Father of the GI Bill. 1894 - 1984. Brought up in modest circumstances, Mac was the only Arizonan to serve with high distinction in all three branches of government.
Etta, Mac’s only sister, was born in Nocona, Texas, in 1891. Mac came third, being born in Oklahoma in 1894. Six years later, his youngest brother Carl was also born in Oklahoma. Mac’s parents homesteaded land in 1891 in what became Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory. Mac was born three years later in the family’s one room cabin.
As an attorney at McFarland and Fulbright, McFarland won an appeal that determined Winnie Ruth Judd to be insane. He took part in Miranda v. Arizona and served as Chief Justice in 1968. He is known as the "Father of the G.I. Bill."
McFarland was Senate majority leader from 1951 to 1953. In 1952 he lost his bid for the Senate to Barry Goldwater. Returning to Arizona, McFarland served as governor from 1955 to 1959. In 1964 he was elected associate justice for the Arizona Supreme Court and rose to chief justice in 1968.
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.
