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New Mexico
New Mexico ( /nuːˈmɛksɨkoʊ/ (help·info)) is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S. states,...
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William C. McDonald
William Calhoun McDonald (July 25, 1858 – April 11, 1918) was the first governor of the State of New Mexico.
McDonald moved to New Mexico Territory in 1880 and settled in Lincoln County, where he managed cattle ranches and became active in...
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- Jan 1, 1917
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- Jan 6, 1912
William C. McDonald
William Calhoun McDonald (July 25, 1858 – April 11, 1918) was the first governor of the State of New Mexico.
McDonald moved to New Mexico Territory in 1880 and settled in Lincoln County, where he managed cattle ranches and became active in...
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- Feb 28, 1917
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- Jan 1, 1917
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey (December 20, 1862 - April 5, 1926) was an American politician and the third Governor of New Mexico.
Lindsey was born near Armstrong, Ohio on December 20, 1862. He was the son of Robert Washington and Julia Anne (Shipman...
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- Jan 1, 1919
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- Feb 28, 1917
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Octavio Ambrosio Larrazolo (December 7, 1859 – April 7, 1930) served as Governor and Senator from New Mexico. He was the first United States Senator of Mexican-American heritage.
Larrazol was born in Valle de Allende in Chihuahua, Mexico, on...
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- Jan 1, 1921
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- Jan 1, 1919
Merritt C. Mechem
Merritt Cramer Mechem (10 October 1870 – 24 May 1946) was a territorial Supreme Court justice and one-term Republican governor of New Mexico.
Mechem was born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas to Homer C. Mechem and Martha (Davenport) Mechem. He...
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- Jan 1, 1923
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- Jan 1, 1921
James F. Hinkle
James Fielding Hinkle (October 20, 1864 - March 26, 1951) was an American politician and the sixth Governor of New Mexico.
Hinkle was born in Franklin County, Missouri on October 20, 1864. He studied at the University of Missouri. In 1885 he moved...
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- Jan 1, 1925
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- Jan 1, 1923
Arthur T. Hannett
Arthur Thomas Hannett (February 17, 1884 – March 18, 1966) was an American politician who rose to become Governor of New Mexico.
He was born in Lyons, New York, the son of William and Mary McCarthy Hannett. After completing high school he entered...
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- Jan 1, 1927
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- Jan 1, 1925
Richard C. Dillon
Richard Charles Dillon (June 24, 1877 - January 5, 1966) was an American politician and the eighth Governor of New Mexico. He held governor's office from January 1, 1927 to January 1, 1931.
Dillon was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 24, 1877....
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- Jan 1, 1931
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- Jan 1, 1927
Arthur Seligman
Arthur Seligman (June 14, 1873 – September 25, 1933) was an American businessman and politician.
Seligman was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, the son of Bernard and Frances Seligman. In 1887, Seligman graduated from the Southmore College...
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- Sep 25, 1933
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- Jan 1, 1931
Andrew W. Hockenhull
Andrew W. Hockenhull (January 16, 1877 – June 20, 1974) was the tenth Governor of New Mexico.
Hockenhull was born in rural Missouri. He attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of...
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- Jan 1, 1935
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- Sep 25, 1933
Clyde Tingley
Clyde K. Tingley (January 5, 1882 – December 24, 1960) was a U.S. politician who served as Governor of the State of New Mexico. He was a children's healthcare advocate.
Tingley was born on a farm near London, Ohio. He lived a modest life of farming....
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- Jan 1, 1939
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- Jan 1, 1935
John E. Miles
John Easten Miles (July 28, 1884 – October 7, 1971) was a U.S. politician who served as governor of the state of New Mexico.
Miles was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended the common schools of Tennessee, but left home at the age of...
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- Jan 1, 1943
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- Jan 1, 1939
John J. Dempsey
John Joseph Dempsey (June 22, 1879 - March 11, 1958) was a United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as Governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania where he attended grade school. Employed as a telegrapher, he...
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- Jan 1, 1947
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- Jan 1, 1943
Thomas J. Mabry
Thomas Jewett Mabry (October 17, 1884, Carlisle County, Kentucky – December 23, 1962, Albuquerque, New Mexico) was a New Mexico politician and judge, who was Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (1939-46) and Governor of New Mexico (1947-51...
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- Jan 1, 1951
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- Jan 1, 1947
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was a prominent Republican politician from New Mexico. He served three times as Governor of New Mexico and represented the state in the United States Senate. Mechem was the first person born in...
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- Jan 1, 1955
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- Jan 1, 1951
John F. Simms
John Field Simms, Jr. (1916-1975) was a U.S. politician from the state of New Mexico. He born in Albuquerque and was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949. In 1954 he was elected Governor of New Mexico at the age of...
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- Jan 1, 1957
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- Jan 1, 1955
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was a prominent Republican politician from New Mexico. He served three times as Governor of New Mexico and represented the state in the United States Senate. Mechem was the first person born in...
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- Jan 1, 1959
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- Jan 1, 1957
John Burroughs
John Burroughs (April 7, 1907 – May 21, 1978) was a New Mexican businessman and one-term Democratic governor of New Mexico. Burroughs is remembered for honest government and introduction of the concept of a state Personnel Act to improve the quality...
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- Jan 1, 1961
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- Jan 1, 1959
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was a prominent Republican politician from New Mexico. He served three times as Governor of New Mexico and represented the state in the United States Senate. Mechem was the first person born in...
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- Nov 30, 1962
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- Jan 1, 1961
Tom Bolack
Thomas Felix "Tom" Bolack (May 18, 1918 – May 20, 1998) was a New Mexico businessman and politician, who served as Governor of New Mexico for 32 days in 1962-63.
Bolack was a self-educated oilman who learned geology from correspondence courses. He...
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- Jan 1, 1963
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- Nov 30, 1962
Jack M. Campbell
Jack M. Campbell (September 10, 1916 – June 14, 1999) was the twenty-first Governor of New Mexico from January 1, 1963 until January 1, 1967. Campbell was educated at Washburn University, where he receive an undergraduate degree in 1938] and an LL.B...
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- Jan 1, 1967
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- Jan 1, 1963
David F. Cargo
David Francis Cargo (born January 13, 1929) is an Albuquerque attorney and a former Republican governor of New Mexico, having served between 1967 and 1971.
Cargo was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County, north of the Indiana state line.
He won...
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- Jan 1, 1971
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- Jan 1, 1967
Bruce King
Bruce King (April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009) was an American politician who served three terms as the governor of the state of New Mexico. He was a Democrat.
King was born in 1924 in Stanley, New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army during World War...
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- Jan 1, 1975
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- Jan 1, 1971
Jerry Apodaca
Raymond S. "Jerry" Apodaca (born October 3, 1934) is a former Governor of New Mexico.
Apodaca graduated from the University of New Mexico, and went into the insurance business. In 1965, he was elected to the New Mexico Senate, serving four terms...
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- Jan 1, 1979
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- Jan 1, 1975
Bruce King
Bruce King (April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009) was an American politician who served three terms as the governor of the state of New Mexico. He was a Democrat.
King was born in 1924 in Stanley, New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army during World War...
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- Jan 1, 1983
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- Jan 1, 1979
Toney Anaya
Toney Anaya (born April 29, 1941) is a U.S. Democratic politician who was born in Moriarty, New Mexico. He went to undergraduate school at Georgetown University and graduated with a law degree from Washington College of Law in 1967. From 1975 to...
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- Jan 1, 1987
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- Jan 1, 1983
Garrey Carruthers
Garrey Edward Carruthers (born August 29, 1939) currently serves as Dean of the College of Business at New Mexico State University. Previously Carruthers served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1974 to 1975, director of...
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- Jan 1, 1991
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- Jan 1, 1987
Bruce King
Bruce King (April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009) was an American politician who served three terms as the governor of the state of New Mexico. He was a Democrat.
King was born in 1924 in Stanley, New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army during World War...
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- Jan 1, 1995
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- Jan 1, 1991
Gary E. Johnson
Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, triathlete, and libertarian-leaning Republican politician who served as governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. Since leaving office, Johnson has advocated...
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- Jan 1, 1903
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- Jan 1, 1995
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is a Democratic politician and the current Governor of New Mexico. Prior to being elected governor, Richardson served in the Clinton administration as U.S. Ambassador to the United...
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- Jan 1, 2003
