GEORGE W. CHEYNEY Arizona Republican Newspaper August 16, 1903 News was received here yesterday that George W. Cheyney of Tucson died in San Francisco on Friday of Dropsy. He had been ill the greater part of the time for the last year and went to San Francisco recently to place himself under the treatment of Dr. Goodfellow, formerly of Tucson. Soon after Mrs. Cheyney was summoned to his bedside, Mr. Cheyney has lived in Arizona for many years, being counted among the pioneers. He was a brother in law of W.F. Staunton of Congress and Tombstone. Mr. Cheyney was engaged in mining during the greater part of his life in Arizona thought he took great interest in the political and educational affairs of the territory. He was at one time postmaster of Tucson and at another served the territory as school superintendent at a time when the office was elective. He was the republican candidate for delegate to congress in 1890 and at the time of his death was probate judge of Pima County having been elected last fall. There were few men better known all over Arizona and none more favorably.