Barry morris goldwater biography

Barry Morris Goldwater was a former U.S. senator and presidential nominee. During almost 40 years in public life, he became the outspoken and controversial leader of the conservative wing of the republican party.

Goldwater was born January 1, , in Phoenix, Arizona.

His paternal ancestors were Orthodox Jewish innkeepers who emigrated from Poland in the mids to join the California gold rush. Goldwater's father, Baron Goldwater, managed the family's general store in Phoenix. This store was the humble beginning of what would become an enormously profitable chain, Goldwater's Department Stores.

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Goldwater's mother, Josephine Williams, was a nurse who raised Goldwater and his siblings in her Episcopalian faith. A woman who loved out-door activities, she took her children hiking and camping throughout Arizona and taught them the colorful history of the region.

From her, Goldwater acquired an abiding love of the Southwest and a deep appreciation of its people and i