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William Henry Andrews (1846-1919) —
also known as William H. Andrews —
of Crawford
County, Pa.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Youngsville, Warren
County, Pa., January
14, 1846.
Republican. Secretary of
Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1887-88; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1901-02; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1889-91; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1895-98; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1903-04; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1905-12; president,
Santa Fe Central Railway.
Died in Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M., January
16, 1919 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Titusville, Pa.
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Kenneth Mills Regan (1893-1959) —
also known as Kenneth M. Regan; Ken Regan —
of Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex.; Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Morris, Ogle
County, Ill., March 6,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; mayor of
Pecos, Tex., 1929-32; member of Texas
state senate, 1933-37; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1947-55; lobbyist
for Texas railroads.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
15, 1959 (age 66 years, 162
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Midland, Tex.
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Thomas Wilson Voetter (b. 1869) —
also known as Thomas W. Voetter —
of New Mexico.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 10,
1869.
Electrician;
foundry
worker; railroad employee; U.S. Consul in Saltillo, 1907-11; La Guaira, 1911-14; Antofagasta, 1915-21; Caracas, 1924; Curacao, 1926-29; Guaymas, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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