Thomas B. Catron papers, 1692-1934.

Hernández, Benigno Cárdenas, 1862-1954

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Benigno Cárdenas Hernández (February 13, 1862 – October 18, 1954) was a merchant and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Hispanic from New Mexico to serve as a full member of Congress. Born in Taos, New Mexico Territory, he attended both private and public schools there before moving to Lumberton in Rio Arriba County, where he raised sheep. In 1882 he returned to Taos, where he worked as a store clerk. In 1888 he became a private merchant, and for the next few year...

Catron, Julia A., 1857-1909.

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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...

Gortner, Robert C.

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Republican Party (N.M.). Central Committee.

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Vargas, Diego de, 1643-1704

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Governor and Captain General of New Mexico from 1692-1696 and 1703-1704. From the description of Will, April 7, 1704. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29305375 ...

Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944

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Albert B. Fall arrived in N.M. in 1883, and began prospecting at Kingston. He moved to Las Cruces to practice law and became active in Democratic politics. In 1902, he switched his affiliation to the Republican party and continued his climb through various elective and appointive offices. In 1921, Fall was appointed Secretary of the Interior. While in this position Fall was instrumental in transferring the Navy oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo. and Elk Hills, Calif. from the Navy Dept. to the In...

Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911

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Stephen B. Elkins was a territorial legislator in New Mexico and later U. S. Senator from West Virginia. From the description of Stephen B. Elkins papers, 1869-1910. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 501085916 U.S. Senator and Sec. of War. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Elkins, West Virginia, to Harper & Brothers, 1891 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270613971 U.S. senator from West Virginia, U.S. represent...

Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914

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Adolph Bandelier was a prominent archaeologist in the Southwest and Latin America. His second wife Fanny Ritter Bandelier was intimately involved with his professional career, most often as a translator. The Bandeliers' were in Spain, locating and translating Spanish documents pertaining to the Southwest, at the time of Adolph's death in 1914. Fanny Ritter Bandelier finished the work in Spain, returned to the United States, and taught at Fisk University until her death in 1936. From ...

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...

Catron & Catron.

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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...

New Mexico. Legislative Assembly

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Catron, C. C.

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Prichard, G. W.

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American Valley Company.

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United States. Court of Private Land Claims

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The Court of Private Land Claims was established in 1891 to adjudicate title and ownership of Spanish and Mexican land grants in territories ceded by Mexico to the United States. From the description of Records relating to cases decided by the Court of Private Land Claims, Arizona District, 1800-1904 (bulk 1891-1904). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 32197533 The Court of Private Land Claims was established by the United States in 1891. Its purpose w...

Reynolds, Matthew G. (Matthew Givens), 1854-

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