Politician. Miguel Ahumada Sauceda served as the Governor of Chihuahua and Jalisco. In his youth he worked as a carpenter and in customs inspection. He fought against the Imperialist government of Maximilian I; initially under the command of General Ramón Corona and then under Sóstenes Rocha. He was a political prefect, a local deputy, and a commander of arms in Colima. He subsequently was assigned to the Marine Reserve Command in Guaymas, Sonora and three terms as Governor of Chihuahua from 1892-1903. In 1904, he was elected Governor of Jalisco, winning reelection until January 1911 as an Active and Progressive. Ahumada was seen as a possible successor to President Porfirio Díaz prior to the Mexican Revolution. In 1913, he was a deputy in the 9th district of Jalisco in the legislative chamber called up by President Victoriano Huerta. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1914. He emigrated north to El Paso, Texas where he died. In 1943, his remains were moved to Chihuahua at the Panteón de Dolores.
Politician. Miguel Ahumada Sauceda served as the Governor of Chihuahua and Jalisco. In his youth he worked as a carpenter and in customs inspection. He fought against the Imperialist government of Maximilian I; initially under the command of General Ramón Corona and then under Sóstenes Rocha. He was a political prefect, a local deputy, and a commander of arms in Colima. He subsequently was assigned to the Marine Reserve Command in Guaymas, Sonora and three terms as Governor of Chihuahua from 1892-1903. In 1904, he was elected Governor of Jalisco, winning reelection until January 1911 as an Active and Progressive. Ahumada was seen as a possible successor to President Porfirio Díaz prior to the Mexican Revolution. In 1913, he was a deputy in the 9th district of Jalisco in the legislative chamber called up by President Victoriano Huerta. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1914. He emigrated north to El Paso, Texas where he died. In 1943, his remains were moved to Chihuahua at the Panteón de Dolores.
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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