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Sam Mardian
Sam Mardian
48th Mayor of Phoenix
	In office; January 4, 1960 – January 2, 1964
Preceded by	Jack Williams
Succeeded by	Milton H. Graham
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1919; Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	November 23, 2015 (aged 96); Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lucy Keshishian (m. 1942; died 2006)
Profession	Politician

Samuel Mardian Jr. (June 24, 1919 – November 23, 2015) was an American businessman and politician.^[1]

Mardian was an American Republican politician, and the Mayor of Phoenix from 1960 until 1964.

Biography

Mardian attended Southwestern University.^[2]

Mardian was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Armenian immigrants Akabe (née Lekerian) and Samuel Mardian Sr. He served as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. From 1960 to 1964, Mardian served as the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. Mardian was an older brother of Watergate figure Robert Mardian. He helped operate his family's construction enterprise and was an accountant.

Sam Mardian died in Phoenix, Arizona on November 23, 2015, at the age of 96.^[1]

Awards and honors

Distinguished Achievement Award, 1980, Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business
Man of the Year, 1982, Valley Leadership

References

^ ^a ^b "Former Phoenix Mayor Sam Mardian dies at 96". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^ "Phoenix City Government Records, 1956-1966" (PDF). arizonahistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

Who's Who in the World, 1974–1975 by Marquis Who's Who, Second edition (Wilmette, IL, 1973)
Armenian–American veterans of World War II by Armenian General Benevolent Union (New York, 1951)