Frank W. Parker Papers, 1880-1933
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Garrett, Pat.F. (Pat. Floyd), 1850-1908
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Garrett was a politician, rancher, and lawman. He was the lawman who killed Billy the Kid. From the description of Garrett photographs, circa 1880s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367953571 Lawman and rancher, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1880 and later sheriff and ranch owner in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Garrett is most widely remembered as the sheriff who shot and killed the infamous outlaw "Billy the Kid." From the description of Pat F. G...
New Mexico. Supreme Court
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The United States Territorial Supreme Court of New Mexico was established by the Kearny Code of Laws in 1846. Judges were federally appointed until statehood in 1912. Upon statehood the United States Territorial Supreme Court of New Mexico became the New Mexico Supreme Court and its judges became elected state officials. The Supreme Court has general appellate jurisdiction, is the final authority on questions of law, makes rules and forms of procedure for itself and all inferior courts, and exer...
McFie, John R.
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Lansing Bloom was a notable New Mexican historian who was closely associated with the Historical Society of New Mexico and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. He was also co-editor of the first "New Mexico Historical Review and a history professor at the University of New Mexico. John R. McFie was a District and Supreme Court judge in New Mexico. From the guide to the Bloom-McFie Collection, 1846-1938, (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives) ...
Otero, Miguel Antonio, 1859-1944
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Born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1849. His family moved to New Mexico in 1851. Otero's first job was working as a bookkeeper wit the family firm, Otero, Sellar & Company. He entered politics in 1883 as City Treasurer of Las Vegas. In 1897 he was appointed Territorial Governor of New Mexico, remained so until 1906. He remained active in politics throughout his life. By 1920 he switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party. He also had a career as a writer. His stories about his experiences in...
Prince, L. Bradford (Le Baron Bradford), 1840-1922
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L. Bradford Prince served as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court (1879-1888) and as Governor of the Territory of New Mexico (1889-1893). He was also an historian who served on the Board of Regents for the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1902) and as President of the Historical Society of New Mexico (1923). From the guide to the L. Bradford Prince Papers, 1744-1922, (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives) Le Baron Bradford Pri...
Parker, Frank W., 1860-1932
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Frank W. Parker served on the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1898 to 1911 and the New Mexico State Supreme Court from 1912 to 1932. He also served as a delegate to the 1910 New Mexico Constitutional Convention. Parker was born October 16, 1860 in Sturgis, Michigan, the son of James W. Parker and Marie A. Thompson. He attended law school at the University of Michigan before moving to Socorro County, New Mexico in 1881. Parker practiced law in Socorro, Dona Ana, and Sierra ...
Billy, the Kid, 1859-1881
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Billy the Kid (b. Henry McCarty, September 17 or November 23, 1859, Manhattan, New York City–d. July 14, 1881, Fort Sumner, NM) was also known as William H. Bonney. He was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter. The exact date of his birth has been disputed as either September 17 or November 23. As a child he moved to New Mexico; his mother died when he was 13. As an early teen McCarty was caught steeling bread, clothing, and guns. As a result he was jailed but escaped. He later lived in ...
Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921
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Thomas B. Catron, lawyer and politician, was born on October 6, 1840 in Lafayette County, Missouri. He arrived in New Mexico, 1866 and began a controversial career as lawyer, land speculator, and politician. Catron served in the New Mexico Legislative Assembly seven times between 1868-1910, in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1894-1896 and the U. S. Senate, 1912-1918. He died on May 15, 1921 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the guide to the Thomas B. Catron Papers, 1692-1934, (Univer...
