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Jim R. Baca (b. 1945) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
6, 1945.
Son of Fermin Baca and Dixie Baca.
Democrat. Television reporter; New Mexico
public land commissioner, 1982-86, 1991-93; director, U.S. Bureau
of Land Management, 1993-94; mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1997-2001; defeated, 2001.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Married 1977
to Roberta Miller. |
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John Burroughs (1907-1978) —
of Portales, Roosevelt
County, N.M.
Born in Robert Lee, Coke
County, Tex., April 7,
1907.
Son of James Burroughs and Amertius (Ashley) Burroughs.
Democrat. School
teacher; petroleum
salesman; proprietor, cotton oil mill and peanut mill; president,
Portales Valley Mills (peanuts);
president, Cisco Peanut Co.;
president, Plains Broadcasting Co.; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1957; Governor of
New Mexico, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1960.
Died May 21,
1978 (age 71 years, 44
days).
Interment at Portales
Cemetery, Portales, N.M.
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Harry Mayhew McAdams (1916-2008) —
also known as Harry M. McAdams —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Lorena, McLennan
County, Tex., August
12, 1916.
Son of William Rufus McAdams and Violet (Hutchinson) McAdams.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
president and general manager, radio station KWEW, Hobbs,
N.M.; president, Triple M Mining
Company; member of New Mexico
state senate, 1971-82 (19th District 1971-72, 41st District
1973-82).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
5, 2008 (age 91 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Edward Sanders (1927-1999) —
also known as Gordon E. Sanders —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
27, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newscaster and
radio personality; candidate for mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1981, 1985.
Died of leukemia,
November
25, 1999 (age 71 years, 363
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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