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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.
Son of Daniel Abbott and Deborah (DeWolfe) Abbott.
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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Toney Anaya (b. 1941) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Moriarty, Torrance
County, N.M., April 29,
1941.
Son of Lauriano Anaya and Eufracio Anaya.
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 2009.
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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.
Son of Samuel Loree Axtell and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell.
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 2000.
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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.
Son of Charles Ralph Barker and Catherine (Douglas) Barker.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1924,
1932;
New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1930-33; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1933-37.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 1,
1915, to Ruth Laughlin (divorced 1933). |
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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.
Son of Samuel W. Bickley and Alice Perrin (Dobyns) Bickley.
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:
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 2009.
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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.
Son of Francis
Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877).
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.
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.
Son of C. G. Bratton and Emma Lee (Morris) Bratton.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1916,
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.
Son of Melesio A. Burciaga and Juana Burciaga.
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.
Son of William Davidson Burkhart and Nannie Forest (Summers)
Burkhart.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1896-1908; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
secretary
of New Mexico Democratic Party, 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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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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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.
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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,
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.
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.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., January
15, 1852.
Son of Michael Albert Clancy and Lydia Ardilla (Willey) Clancy.
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, 1909-16.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 1928 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Frank
Coffroth Dailey and Edna (Field) Dailey.
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.
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, Las Vegas, N.M.
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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.
Daughter of Jack
Daniels.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Presidential Elector for New Mexico, 2000;
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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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 (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.
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Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) —
also known as Stephen B. Elkins —
of Messilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1841.
Son of Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett (Withers) Elkins.
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.
Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy.
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.
Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall.
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
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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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.
Son of Jose Estevan Fernandez and Maria Anita (Lopez) Fernandez.
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,
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.
Son of Solomon Jennings and Catherine (de la Fontaine) Jennings.
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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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.
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Relatives:
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.
Still living as of 1960.
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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.
Son of James J. Hagerman and Anna (Osborne) Hagerman.
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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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.
Son of Isaac Bird Hanna and Belle (Hall) Hanna.
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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Arthur Thomas Hannett (1884-1966) —
of Gallup, McKinley
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., February
17, 1884.
Son of William Hannett and Mary Emily (McCarthy) Hannett.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Son of Delbert Clay Houk and Ethel Mae (Ragsdale) Houk.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1942-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1948.
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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.
Son of Edgar
Howard and Elizabeth (Burtch) Howard.
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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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.
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.
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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.
Son of James Maloney and Gwynne (Heydt) Maloney.
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.
Still living as of 1971.
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Joseph Louis Marino (c.1915-2000) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 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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William C. McDonald (1858-1918) —
of Carrizozo, Lincoln
County, N.M.
Born in Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 25,
1858.
Son of John McDonald and Lydia Marshall (Biggs) McDonald.
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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Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) —
also known as Edwin L. Mechem; "Big
Ed" —
of New Mexico.
Born in Alamogordo, Otero
County, N.M., July 2,
1912.
Son of Edwin Mechem and Eunice (Leard) Mechem.
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;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1970.
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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Merrit Cramer Mechem (1870-1946) —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
10, 1870.
Son of Homer Clark Mechem and Martha Shannon (Davenport) Mechem.
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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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.
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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.
Son of H. W. Pickett and Jane (Greer) Pickett.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives.
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.
Son of William R. Prince and Charlotte G. (Collins) Prince.
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 St.
George's Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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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.
Son of Patrick Rodey and Ellen (Macdonnell) Rodey.
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.
Son of Juan Andres de Romero (died 1895) and Micaela Giron de Romero
(died 1928).
Postmaster;
sheriff;
school
teacher; lawyer; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives.
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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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.
Son of Allen Sheldon and Anna Maria (de les Dernier) Sheldon.
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; Presidential
Elector for Louisiana, 1876;
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.
Son of Thomas Hamilton Simms and Mary Elizabeth (Field) Simms.
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, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
U.S. Consul in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 18,
1887 (age 71 years, 42
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 S. 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.
Son of Stewart
Lee Udall.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1991-98; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1999-; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Richard Waddill (1842-1917) —
of Missouri.
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; 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.
Son of George R. Warren and Clara (Joliffe) Warren.
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.
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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James Henry Webb (b. 1854) —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., December
22, 1854.
Son of James J. Webb and Florilla M. (Slade) Webb.
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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