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Politician members in New Mexico


  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. Son of Harley Atwood Hatch and Esther Shannon (Ryan) Hatch. Democrat. Lawyer; 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, 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.
  Relatives: Married, September 2, 1913, to Ruth Caviness.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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. Son of Joseph Howard Llewellyn (1817-1909) and Louisa (Fry) Llewellyn (born 1816). Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1884, 1896, 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.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Married, March 9, 1878, to Ida M. Little.
  Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) — also known as Miguel A. Otero — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 17, 1859. Son of Miguel Antonio Otero and Mary Josephine (Blackwood) Otero. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1892, 1900, 1904; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1920, 1924; member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24; member of Democratic National Committee from New Mexico. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., August 7, 1944 (age 84 years, 295 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Lafayette Emmett; son of Miguel Antonio Otero and Mary Josephine (Blackwood) Otero; married, December 19, 1888, to Caroline V. Emmett; married, October 1, 1913, to Maude P. Frost. See Otero-Emmett family of New Mexico.
  Otero County, N.M. is named for him.

 

 


 
   
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