Statewide County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Coats, George F. 1901
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Arizona Republican-July 13, 1901
GEORGE F. COATS
July 13, 1901

A telegram was recieved in Phoenix yesterday from Los 
Angeles announcing the death the day before of George 
F. Coats.  His remains will be brought here for burial 
and the funeral will take place next Monday afternoon 
under the direction of the G.A. R. News of his death 
was heard with general regret for he had been one of 
Phoenix' pioneers and one of its most active and valued 
citizens.

Mr. Coats was fifty seven years of age and a native of 
Iowa.  He came to Phoenix in 1880 as the representative 
of Woodhead and Gay of Los Angeles.  Before that he had 
represented the same firm at Yuma.  He was an earnest 
republican when there were very few here and took an 
active part in politics. He was elected mayor of the 
city in 1889, defeating so popular a man as John R. 
Loosely by a very small majority. He was made a member 
of the territorial world's fair commission and was 
elected resident commissioner.  Soon after his return 
from Chicago in the fall of 1893 he moved to Los 
Angeles where he resided unitl the time of his death.  
In a financial way he was very successful.  He acquired 
considerable Phoenix real estate and at the time of his 
death owned fifty feet frontage on Washington Street on 
the east side of Wall, extending to Commericial.  He 
leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. L.H. Chalmers of 
this city. Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers are now on the coast.

Funeral, July 15, 1901

The funeral of George F. Coats will take place at 6 
o'clock this evening from the undertaking rooms of 
Mohn and Easterling.  All soldiers of the Civil War 
residing in the city are requested to attend.

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