John Howard Pyle
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John Howard Pyle (March 25, 1906–November 29, 1987) was the 12th governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served between 1951 and 1955. He defeated pioneering female politician Ana Frohmiller in his election campaign.
Born in 1906 in Sheridan, Wyoming, Pyle was the first Arizona governor born in the 20th century and was the owner of KFAD (now KTAR) Radio in Phoenix. Pyle also served as a war correspondent during World War II and covered the surrender ceremony of the Japanese. Pyle died in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona and is buried in the Double Butte Cemetery in Tempe.