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Ira Anson Abbott (1845-1921) —
also known as Ira A. Abbott —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; New Mexico.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., July 20,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; district judge in Massachusetts, 1898-1904; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1904-12.
Died in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., October
18, 1921 (age 76 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Abbott and Deborah (DeWolfe) Abbott; married, April
30, 1879, to Emma Nichols. |
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William Stickney Allen (1805-1868) —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., April, 1805.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1832; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1851.
Died in Franklin
County, Mo., June 16,
1868 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Toney Anaya (b. 1941) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Moriarty, Torrance
County, N.M., April
29, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; legislative counsel to U.S. Sen. Joseph
M. Montoya, 1968-75; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1975-78; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1978; Governor of
New Mexico, 1983-87.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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R. F. Arledge (1907-1968) —
also known as Deacon Arledge —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1946; member of New Mexico
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946; district judge in New
Mexico 2nd District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1948.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died June 16,
1968 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard F. Arledge and Ellen (Henderson) Arledge; married to Helen
Jean Floyd. |
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memorial |
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Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Amador
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
14, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; Amador
County District Attorney, 1854; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1875; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August
6, 1891 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Bobby Ray Baldock (b. 1936) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Rocky, Washita
County, Okla., January
24, 1936.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1983-85; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1985-.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Judson Barker (b. 1884) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 14,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1930-33; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1933-37.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ralph Barker and Catherine (Douglas) Barker; married, June 1,
1915, to Ruth Laughlin. |
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Howard Lee Bickley (b. 1871) —
also known as Howard L. Bickley —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., May 3,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Audrain
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1926-36; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1929-31.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley; married 1897 to Ruth
K. Phillips. |
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Jesse Francis Bingaman Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jeff Bingaman —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1979-83; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bruce D. Black (b. 1947) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 27,
1947.
Lawyer; Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1991-95; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1995-.
Still living as of 2001.
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821-1875) —
also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
19, 1821.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1846; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1852-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860,
1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1871-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 8,
1875 (age 54 years, 139
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Howard Calvin Bratton (1922-2002) —
also known as Howard C. Bratton —
of New Mexico.
Born in Clovis, Curry
County, N.M., February
4, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1964-87; took senior status 1987.
Died May 5,
2002 (age 80 years, 90
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Sam Gilbert Bratton (1888-1963) —
also known as Sam G. Bratton —
of Clovis, Curry
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Kosse, Limestone
County, Tex., August
19, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1916,
1928,
1932;
district judge in New Mexico 5th District, 1919-22; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1923-24; resigned 1924; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1925-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1933-61; took
senior status 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
22, 1963 (age 75 years, 34
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Juan Guerrero Burciaga (1929-1995) —
also known as Juan G. Burciaga —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., August
17, 1929.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March 5,
1995 (age 65 years, 200
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Summers Burkhart (b. 1859) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 26,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1896-1908; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
New Mexico
Territory Republican Party secretary, 1908-11; candidate for justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Davidson Burkhart and Nannie Forest (Summers) Burkhart;
married, May 8,
1889, to Miriam Parsons. |
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John M. Campbell (1916-1999) —
also known as Jack M. Campbell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1963-67.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in a retirement
home at Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Santiago E. Campos (1926-2001) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Santa Rosa, Guadalupe
County, N.M., December
25, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; district
judge in New Mexico, 1971-78; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1978-92; took senior status 1992.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
20, 2001 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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David Francis Cargo (1929-2013) —
also known as David F. Cargo; "Lonesome
Dave" —
of New Mexico; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., January
13, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1963-67; Governor of
New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for Oregon
state treasurer, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., July 5,
2013 (age 84 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Thomas Benton Catron (1840-1921) —
also known as Thomas B. Catron —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., October
6, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1869-72; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1872-78; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1884; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1895-97; mayor
of Santa Fe, N.M., 1906-08; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., May 15,
1921 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Jose Francisco Chaves (1833-1904) —
also known as J. Francisco Chaves —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Los Padillas, Bernalillo
County, N.M., June 27,
1833.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1875; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1889; New Mexico
superintendent of public instruction, 1901-04; died in office
1904.
Slaveowner.
Assassinated
in Pinos Wells, Torrance
County, N.M., November
26, 1904 (age 71 years, 152
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Dionicio Chavez (1888-1962) —
also known as Dennis Chavez —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Los Chavez, Valencia
County, N.M., April 8,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1931-35; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1936-62; defeated, 1934; died in office
1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1940.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1962 (age 74 years, 224
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Timothy Childs (1785-1847) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1785.
Lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1821-31; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County, 1828, 1833; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1829-31, 1835-39, 1841-43 (27th
District 1829-31, 28th District 1835-39, 1841-43).
Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Fe
County, N.M., November
8, 1847 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Willey Clancy (1852-1928) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., January
15, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1889, 1906; mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1898-99; Bernalillo
County District Attorney, 1901-09; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1912-16.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 1928 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Albert Clancy and Lydia Ardilla (Willey) Clancy; married,
October
30, 1879, to Charlotte Jane Cawthorne Swallow. |
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James Edward Cobb (1835-1903) —
also known as James E. Cobb —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., October
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; circuit judge in Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1887-97; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in East Las Vegas (now part of Las Vegas), San Miguel
County, N.M., June 2,
1903 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Interment at Tuskegee
Cemetery, Tuskegee, Ala.
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Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) —
also known as J. W. Crumpacker —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in New Durham Township, LaPorte
County, Ind., September
6, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer; candidate for mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-96; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., March
15, 1904 (age 49 years, 191
days).
Interment at Westville Cemetery, Westville, Ind.
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Joseph Leonard Dailey (1896-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Dailey —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., August
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in New Mexico 2nd District, 1934-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1956 (age 59 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Stephen Brooks Davis Jr. (1874-1933) —
also known as Stephen B. Davis, Jr. —
of New Mexico.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
18, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1912-13; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1921; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1922.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., February
23, 1933 (age 58 years, 97
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Las Vegas, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Brooks Davis. |
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Diane D. Denish (b. 1949) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M., March 3,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Mexico; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Patricia Diaz Dennis (b. 1946) —
of New Mexico.
Born October
2, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, National Labor Relations Board,
1983-86; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1986-89.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl P. Dunifon (1896-1991) —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, February
25, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Van
Wert County District Attorney; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1932.
Died in New Mexico, December
20, 1991 (age 95 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1966 to Erma
Alice Whitmore. |
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Mack Easley (1916-2006) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Died March 1,
2006 (age 89 years, 138
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) —
also known as Stephen B. Elkins —
of Messilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1867; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1867-70; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1873-77; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1891-93; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1895-1911; died in office 1911.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1911 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Charles Fahy (1892-1979) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., August
27, 1892.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general
counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1941-45; legal advisor to the military government of
Germany, 1945-46; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Harvey Butler Fergusson (1848-1915) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born near Pickensville, Pickens
County, Ala., September
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico Territory, 1894-1908; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1897-99; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1912-15.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., June 10,
1915 (age 66 years, 274
days).
Cremated.
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Antonio Manuel Fernandez (1902-1956) —
also known as Antonio M. Fernandez —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Springer, Colfax
County, N.M., January
17, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1935; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1943-56; died in office
1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., November
7, 1956 (age 54 years, 295
days).
Interment at Rosario
Catholic Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Albert Jennings Fountain (1838-1896) —
also known as Albert J. Fountain; Albert
Jennings —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Mesilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., October
23, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs at El Paso; Assessor and Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Western District of Texas; member of Texas
state senate, 1869-70; fought a duel
with Frank Williams, and killed him; lawyer.
Presumed murdered
near White Sands, Dona Ana
County, N.M., February
1, 1896 (age 57 years, 101
days). His body was never
found.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Jennings and Catherine (de la Fontaine) Jennings; married
1862 to
Mariana Perez. |
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Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) —
also known as Lake J. Frazier —
of Winchester,
Va.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., December
11, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948;
mayor
of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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Jabez Wight Giddings (b. 1858) —
also known as J. Wight Giddings —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Taos, Taos
County, N.M.
Born in 1858.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1893-94.
Interment somewhere
in Taos, N.M.
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John Lynn Goshorn (b. 1915) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March
10, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert James Hagerman (1871-1935) —
also known as Herbert J. Hagerman —
of Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
15, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1906-07.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
28, 1935 (age 63 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Hagerman and Anna (Osborne) Hagerman. |
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Richard Henry Hanna (b. 1878) —
also known as R. H. Hanna —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1912-19; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1917; candidate for Governor of
New Mexico, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1921; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1928-32.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Bird Hanna and Belle (Hall) Hanna; married, February
8, 1905, to Clara Zimmer. |
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Arthur Thomas Hannett (1884-1966) —
also known as Arthur T. Hannett —
of Gallup, McKinley
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., February
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
mayor
of Gallup, N.M., 1918-22; Governor of
New Mexico, 1925-27; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March
18, 1966 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Carl Atwood Hatch (1889-1963) —
also known as Carl A. Hatch —
of Clovis, Curry
County, N.M.
Born in Kirwin, Phillips
County, Kan., November
27, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for New
Mexico, 1919; district judge in New Mexico 9th District, 1923-29; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1933-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(co-chair, Credentials
Committee); Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1949-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Best known as the author of the "Hatch Act" of 1939-40, prohibiting
federal employees from engaging in political activity.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
15, 1963 (age 73 years, 292
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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William Smith Herndon (1835-1903) —
also known as William S. Herndon —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
27, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; attorney, advisor, and solicitor for several railroad
companies; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876,
1880.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
11, 1903 (age 67 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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Howard Franklin Houk (b. 1914) —
also known as Howard F. Houk —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Clovis, Curry
County, N.M., July 11,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1942-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Delbert Clay Houk and Ethel Mae (Ragsdale) Houk. |
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Findley Burtch Howard (b. 1885) —
also known as Findley B. Howard —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.; Canal Zone (now part of Panama).
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., October
8, 1885.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1935-41.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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John James Ingalls (1833-1900) —
also known as John J. Ingalls —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Middleton, Essex
County, Mass., December
29, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kansas
state senate, 1862; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1862, 1864; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1873-91.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., August
16, 1900 (age 66 years, 230
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Washington Ellsworth Lindsey (1862-1926) —
of Portales, Roosevelt
County, N.M.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, December
20, 1862.
Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1917; Governor of
New Mexico, 1917-19.
Congregationalist.
Died April 5,
1926 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) —
also known as William H. H. Llewellyn —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., September
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Mexico Territory, 1884,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1904;
U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney
for mining
companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph
Co.; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker
of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Michelle Lujan=Grisham (b. 1959) —
also known as Michelle Lynn Lujan —
Born in Los Alamos, Los Alamos
County, N.M., October
24, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; New Mexico Secretary of Health, 2004-07; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 2013-18; resigned
2018; Governor of
New Mexico, 2019-.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Thomas Jewett Mabry (1884-1962) —
also known as Thomas J. Mabry —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Carlisle
County, Ky., October
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; member of New
Mexico state senate, 1912-17; district judge in New Mexico 2nd
District, 1936-38; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1939-46; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1944-46; Governor of
New Mexico, 1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
23, 1962 (age 78 years, 67
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Marcus H. Macwillie —
also known as Malcolm H. Macwillie —
of Mesilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Lawyer; Delegate
from Arizona Territory in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Burial location unknown.
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James A. Maloney (b. 1925) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., September
1, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
Bernalillo
County Probate Judge, 1953-56, 1958-59; municipal judge in New
Mexico, 1959-68; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1969-71.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Maloney and Gwynne (Heydt) Maloney; married, October
1, 1955, to Janet D. Wilson. |
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Joseph Louis Marino (c.1915-2000) —
also known as Joseph L. Marino —
of New York.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1964.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 2000 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Susana Martinez (b. 1959) —
of Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., July 14,
1959.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 3rd District,
1997-2010; member of New Mexico
Republican State Executive Committee, 2002; Governor of
New Mexico, 2011-18.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Calhoun McDonald (1858-1918) —
also known as William C. McDonald —
of Carrizozo, Lincoln
County, N.M.
Born in Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 25,
1858.
Lawyer; civil
engineer; cattle ranch
manager; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; Governor of
New Mexico, 1912-17.
Died April
11, 1918 (age 59 years, 260
days).
Interment at Cedarvale
Cemetery, White Oaks, N.M.
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A. V. McLane (1873-1968) —
of Lewisburg, Marshall
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Belfast, Marshall
County, Tenn., August
31, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; postmaster at Lewisburg,
Tenn., 1910-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1922-33.
Died in Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M., August
31, 1968 (age 95 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) —
also known as Edwin L. Mechem; "Big
Ed" —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Alamogordo, Otero
County, N.M., July 2,
1912.
Republican. Surveyor;
FBI
agent; lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
New Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., November
27, 2002 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Merritt Cramer Mechem (1870-1946) —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; district judge in New Mexico,
1911-20; Governor of
New Mexico, 1921-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Died May 24,
1946 (age 75 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Morrow (1865-1935) —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.
Born near Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., April
19, 1865.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; banker;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1928.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., February
25, 1935 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Fairmont
Cemetery, Raton, N.M.
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Colin Neblett (1875-1950) —
of Tesuque, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., July 6,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; district judge in New Mexico 6th District, 1911-17;
U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1917-48; took senior status 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Suffered a stroke in
the Hilton Hotel
dining room, and died soon after in a hospital
at Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 7,
1950 (age 74 years, 305
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Ernest Karl Neumann (1898-1959) —
also known as Ernest K. Neumann —
of Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
15, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1927; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1931-35.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died April
13, 1959 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Carlsbad
Cemetery, Carlsbad, N.M.
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David Lee Norvell (b. 1935) —
also known as David L. Norvell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
1, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1962-70; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1969-70; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1971-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1972.
Still living as of 1975.
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Howell L. Pickett (1847-1914) —
of Tennessee; New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., August
13, 1847.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1880.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 12,
1914 (age 66 years, 333
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tombstone, Ariz.
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LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) —
also known as L. Bradford Prince —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 3,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1868,
1876;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1871-75; member
of New
York state senate 1st District, 1876-77; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1878-82; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1882, 1884; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1889-93; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1911.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
22, 1922 (age 82 years, 172
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robert Prince and Charlotte Goodwin (Collins) Prince;
married to Hattie Estelle Childs; married, November
17, 1881, to Mary Catherine Beardsley. |
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Clarence J. Roberts (1873-1931) —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ind., October
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Attorney, 1900-05; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1909; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1912-17.
Died in 1931
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan A. Roberts and Perintha E. (Robinson) Roberts; married, May 2,
1897, to Eliza E. Stewart. |
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Bernard Shandon Rodey (1856-1927) —
also known as Bernard S. Rodey —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
March
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New Mexico
territorial senate, 1889; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1890; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1901-05; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1904; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1906-10; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1910-13.
Died March
10, 1927 (age 71 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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José Nemecio Romero (1870-1945) —
also known as J. N. Romero;
"Demecio" —
of Veguita, Socorro
County, N.M.; San Juan (now part of Veguita), Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in San Antonio del Sabinal (now Sabinal), Socorro
County, N.M., October
31, 1870.
Postmaster;
sheriff;
school
teacher; lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1930.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 2,
1945 (age 74 years, 183
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Juan Andres=de=Romero and Micaela Giron=de=Romero; married, June 18,
1906, to Micaela Torres. |
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Steven Harvey Schiff (1947-1998) —
also known as Steven Schiff —
of New Mexico.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
18, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 1989-98; died in
office 1998.
Died, of squamous-cell
skin cancer, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March
25, 1998 (age 51 years, 7
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Lionel Allen Sheldon (1828-1917) —
of Lorain
County, Ohio; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Worcester, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1856; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1869-75; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1896.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1917 (age 88 years, 140
days).
Cremated.
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Albert Gallatin Simms (1882-1964) —
also known as Albert G. Simms —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., October
8, 1882.
Republican. Accountant;
lawyer; banker;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1929-31; member of Republican
National Committee from New Mexico, 1932-34; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
29, 1964 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) —
also known as Elmer E. Studley —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born near East Ashford, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
24, 1869.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1907; U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
6, 1942 (age 72 years, 347
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Gloria Tristani —
of New Mexico.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1997-2001; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2002.
Female.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Thomas Stewart Udall (b. 1948) —
also known as Tom Udall —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 18,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1991-98; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1999-2009; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2009-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Richard Waddill (1842-1917) —
also known as James R. Waddill —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
22, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1879-81; defeated,
1880; mining
business.
Died in Deming, Luna
County, N.M., June 14,
1917 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Deming, N.M.
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Mary C. Walters (1922-2001) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in 1922.
Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969; Judge, New
Mexico Court of Appeals, 1978-84; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1984-89.
Female.
Served as a transport pilot, for the Women's Auxiliary Service
Pilots, during World War II.
Died, from complications of bronchitis,
April
4, 2001 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died, of cancer,
at Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Sebrie Watts (1816-1876) —
of Indiana; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., January
19, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1851-54; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1861-63; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1868-69.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., June 11,
1876 (age 60 years, 144
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
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James Henry Webb (b. 1854) —
also known as James H. Webb —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., December
22, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1898; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; superior
court judge in Connecticut, 1914-22.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Webb and Florilla M. (Slade) Webb; married, June 29,
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