Arthur T. McGonigle

Arthur T. McGonigle (1905–1977)[1] was an American businessman and the 1958 Republican Party nominee for state governor.

McGonigle first became involved in Republican politics when he became party treasurer in 1956, as the organization was searching for someone with business experience to clean up a bad financial situation.

He caught the attention of party leaders in 1958, and was asked to run for governor as a dark horse candidate.

In the Republican Primary McGonigle faced off against a much better-known figure, former Minnesota Governor, University of Pennsylvania President and Eisenhower aide, Harold Stassen.

McGonigle ran an aggressive campaign in the fall and invested a portion of his personal wealth; although he lost by only about 2% points, he was unable to defeat seasoned political veteran David Lawrence.