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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.
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William Robert Smith (1863-1924) —
also known as William R. Smith —
of Colorado City, Mitchell
County, Tex.; El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born near Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., August
18, 1863.
Democrat. District judge in Texas 32nd District, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1903-17; defeated, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1917-24; died
in office 1924.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., August
16, 1924 (age 60 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) —
also known as William P. Blocker —
of Hondo, Medina
County, Tex.
Born in Hondo, Medina
County, Tex., September
30, 1892.
Son of Vincular Harwood Blocker and Daisy D. Blocker.
Democrat. School
teacher; salesman;
U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; Piedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul in Piedras Negras, 1919-23; Guaymas, 1923-24; Mazatlan, 1925-29; Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32; Monterrey, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez, 1938-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, on board
the U.S. Transport St. Mihiel, on which he had been scheduled
to sail to Panama, at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
28, 1947 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Stephen Hogan (1869-1957) —
also known as Thomas S. Hogan —
of Montana.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., December
23, 1869.
Candidate for Montana
state house of representatives, 1894; secretary of
state of Montana, 1897-1901; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1900; member of Montana
state senate, 1910-14.
In 1929, built the first
"skyscaper" (12 stories) in Midland, Texas.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
25, 1957 (age 87 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Charles Edgar Kelly (1863-1932) —
also known as Charles E. Kelly —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born June 11,
1863.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 1910-15.
Died June 26,
1932 (age 69 years, 15
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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H. P. Jackson (1878-1961) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born September
14, 1878.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 1925-27.
Died June 5,
1961 (age 82 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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