Springer, Frank, 1929-2009

Frank Springer, son of Francis and Nancy R. Springer, was born at Wapello, Iowa, June 17, 1848 and died in 1927. He was admitted to the bar in Iowa in 1869 and came to New Mexico in 1873. He settled in Cimarron, N.M., where he practised law and married Josephine M. Bishop. In 1890 he was elected president of the New Mexico Bar Association. He acted as attorney for the Maxwell Land Grant Company and also served as its president. He was twice a member of the legislative council of New Mexico and after retiring from law in 1906 studied paleontology, on which he wrote books and articles.

From the guide to the Frank Springer Collection, 1899-1924, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)

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