Preceded by John D. Driggs Name Timothy Barrow Occupation consultant | Political party Republican Succeeded by Margaret Hance | |
Born January 1, 1934 (age 90)
Pennsylvania, United States ( 1934-01-01 ) Alma mater New Mexico Military Institute
John F. Kennedy School of Government | ||
Timothy Arthur Barrow (born January 1, 1934) is an American former politician.
Barrow was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona in his childhood. He attended the New Mexico Military Institute and served in the United States Army overseas in West Germany. When he returned to the United States, he was a trust officer at a bank, and director of a hospital. He was elected as a Republican to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1966, and served until his election as Mayor of Phoenix in 1973. During his term in the House, he sat on the Ways and Means Committee, and had stints as majority whip (1969) and Speaker of the House (1971). He was elected as Mayor of Phoenix in 1973, and served one term. He later attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government and worked as a consultant.