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Politician members in New Mexico


  Michael Alarid (1919-2007) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., March 13, 1919. Son of Victor Alarid and Eutemia (Gonzales) Alarid. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; supermarket owner; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1965-66; member of New Mexico state senate, 1967-72, 1985-92 (34th District 1967-72, 12th District 1985-92). Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Pi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died August 1, 2007 (age 88 years, 141 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Married, May 19, 1941, to Stella Salazar.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) — also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in New Jersey, 1864. Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 8, 1932 (age about 67 years). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  David Francis Cargo (b. 1929) — also known as David F. Cargo — of New Mexico. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 13, 1929. Republican. Member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1962-67; Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak Walton League. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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. Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter. 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, 1940. 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.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter; married, July 2, 1921, to Helen Carlson; married, August 13, 1929, to Mary Crowley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bronson Murray Cutting (1888-1935) — also known as Bronson M. Cutting — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Oakdale, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., June 23, 1888. Republican. U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1927-28, 1929-35; died in office 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from New Mexico, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died in an airplane crash, near Atlanta, Macon County, Mo., May 6, 1935 (age 46 years, 317 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Politician named for him: Bronson C. LaFollette
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mack Easley (b. 1916) — of Hobbs, Lea County, N.M. Born in Akins, Sequoyah County, Okla., October 14, 1916. Son of John Robert Easley and Mary Ellen (Duggans) Easley. 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. Still living as of 1964.
  Relatives: Married, November 17, 1939, to Loyce Anna Rogers.
  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. Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier. 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.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue.
  Patrick Jay Hurley (1883-1963) — also known as Patrick J. Hurley — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Oklahoma, January 8, 1883. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924, 1932; U.S. Secretary of War, 1929-33; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1942; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1944-45; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Chi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died July 30, 1963 (age 80 years, 203 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Gayle Morris (b. 1919) — also known as Tom Morris — of New Mexico. Born in Eastland County, Tex., August 20, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1953-58; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1959-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1960. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. Son of Ernest W. Neumann and Lina (Baessler) Neumann. 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.
  Relatives: Married, December 2, 1931, to Elizabeth Ellen Hogue.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) — also known as Edward R. Roybal — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., February 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1988 (speaker); U.S. Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75, 25th District 1975-93). Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club. Died, from respiratory failure and pneumonia, in Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 24, 2005 (age 89 years, 256 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Lucille Roybal-Allard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  E. S. Johnny Walker (1911-2000) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M. Born in Fulton, Fulton County, Ky., June 18, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1965-69; defeated, 1968. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks. In the New Mexico state legislature, he successfully sponsored a bill to allow women to serve on juries. In Congress, he sponsored legislation that created what is now Pecos National Historical Park. Died of leukemia, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., October 8, 2000 (age 89 years, 112 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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