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Andrieus Aristieus Jones (1862-1927) —
also known as Andrieus A. Jones —
of Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; East Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.
Born near Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., May 16,
1862.
Democrat. Mayor
of Las Vegas, N.M., 1893; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1912-20; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1917-27; died in office 1927; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1924.
Died December
20, 1927 (age 65 years, 218
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Stephen Brooks Davis.
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.
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David J. Leahy —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
an officer in the Rough Riders under Theodore
Roosevelt; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Mexico Territory, 1900;
U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1907-12; district judge in New Mexico,
1922-25.
In August 1925, he assaulted Carl Magee, editor of the New Mexico
State Tribune, knocking him down and kicking him; Magee, from the
floor, shot
him with a revolver, injuring Leahy and accidentally killing a
bystander.
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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John S. Clark (1858-1948) —
of New Mexico.
Born in 1858.
Member of New Mexico
territorial legislature.
Died in 1948
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca (1864-1917) —
also known as E. C. de Baca —
of New Mexico.
Born November
1, 1864.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1911; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916;
Governor
of New Mexico, 1917; died in office 1917.
Died February
18, 1917 (age 52 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Trinidad Romero (1835-1918) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 15,
1835.
Member of New Mexico
territorial legislature, 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1877.
Died August
28, 1918 (age 83 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Francisco Antonio Manzanares (1843-1904) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Abiquiu, Rio Arriba
County, N.M., January
25, 1843.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1884-85.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., September
17, 1904 (age 61 years, 236
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Secundino Romero (d. 1929) —
of Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Mexico Territory, 1900.
Died in 1929.
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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