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Raúl Héctor Castro
American judge and politician (1916–2015)
This article is about the former Governor of Arizona. For the former President of Cuba, see Raúl Castro. For other uses, see Raúl Castro (disambiguation).
Raúl Héctor Castro | |
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Castro as a law student, c. 1940 | |
| In office November 16, 1977 – July 30, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Harry Shlaudeman |
| In office January 6, 1975 – October 20, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Williams |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Bolin |
| In office September 3, 1968 – November 3, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Douglas Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Siracusa |
| In office December 11, 1964 – July 17, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Murat Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Bowdler |
| Born | Raúl Castro (1916-06-12)June 12, 1916 Cananea, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | April 10, 2015(2015-04-10) (aged 98) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sonora Community Cemetery Sedona, Arizon
AboutRAUL H. CASTRO was born June 12, 1916, in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. Early in his life, the family moved to the United States, settling in Pirtleville, near Douglas, Arizona. Castro became a naturalized American citizen in 1939. He received a B.A. degree (teaching) from Northern Arizona University in 1939, served as an official with the U.S. Foreign Service in the 1940s and earned a J.D. degree from the University of Arizona in 1949. After graduation, he practiced law for five years. From 1955 to 1959, Castro was Pima County attorney. From 1959 to 1964, he served as a judge of the Pima County Superior Court. President Johnson appointed Castro as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from 1964 to 1968, and he served as ambassador to Bolivia from 1968 to 1969. He made history in 1974, when he won election as governor, becoming the first Mexican-American to be elected Governor of Arizona. After completing two years of his four-year term as governor, Castro was tapped by President Jimmy Carter to be ambassador to Argentina from 1977 to 1980. SourceGov. Raul H. Castro webpage b
Governor Raul H. CastroRaúl H. Castro, Arizona’s only Hispanic governor died at the age of 98. Playwright James Garcia, former Arizona lawmaker Art Hamilton, past Chairman for the National Council of La Raza and attorney Danny Ortega and Promise Arizona Executive Director Petra Falcon talk about the life of former Governor Castro. Transcript:José Cárdenas: Thank you for joining us. He was a governor, a leader, and a diplomat. Tonight we remember former Arizona governor RAUL H. Castro, who died last week at the age of 98. He made history as Arizona's only Hispanic governor. But that is only part of his story. Castro followed an unlikely path that led to the state's highest office and presidential appointments. He came here from Mexico, spent time on the streets and in the farm fields. He even boxed for money at carnivals. Copyright ©mobthaw.pages.dev 2025 |