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Methodist Politicians in New Mexico


  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Tom Felix Bolack (1918-1998) — of Farmington, San Juan County, N.M. Born in Cowley County, Kan., May 18, 1918. Son of Ralph Waldo Bolack and Christol Hazel (Sheets) Bolack. Republican. Oil and gas producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball team; director, First State Bank, Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium Co.; director, Western American Life Insurance Co.; mayor of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63. Methodist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions. Died May 20, 1998 (age 80 years, 2 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married, March 14, 1946, to Alice Schwerdtfeger.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, January 25, 1908, to Vivian Rogers.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 28, 1920, to Elizabeth Vogt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar Franklin Foreman (b. 1933) — also known as Ed Foreman — of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, N.M. Born in Portales, Roosevelt County, N.M., December 22, 1933. Republican. U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1964; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1969-71; defeated, 1970. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; American Society of Civil Engineers. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Robert K. Hamilton (b. 1905) — of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pa. Born in Roswell, Chaves County, N.M., September 3, 1905. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Beaver County 1st District, 1940-. Methodist. Member, Elks; Grange; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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 Anderson Pile (1829-1889) — of Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 11, 1829. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1866-68; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1871-74. Methodist. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 7, 1889 (age 60 years, 146 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 23, 1947, to Laverne D. Voagen.
  Cross-reference: Thomas M. Barrett
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Heather Wilson (b. 1960) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., December 30, 1960. Republican. Rhodes scholar; cabinet secretary, New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, 1995-98; director for European Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council, 1989-91; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 1998-; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 2004, 2008. Female. Methodist. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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