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The Man Behind the Arizona 1864 Abortion Ban and His Child Brides

I’m not surprised, are you?

William Claude Jones, Speaker of Arizona Territory legislature in 1864, and his 4th wife, Ma’ema’e Ka’ilihao, 1870 in Honolulu Territory, public domain photos

Mr. William Claude Jones, Speaker of the House of the Arizona Territory legislature in 1864, went through quite a few wives in the course of his life.