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Anderson, Clinton Presba b. October 23, 1895 d. November 11, 1975
US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Elected to represent New Mexico as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1941 until 1945, when he resigned to accept the appointment of Secretary of Agriculture in the first Truman Administration. He served in that office from 1945 until 1948. He was then elected as a Senator from New Mexico to the United States Senate, serving from 1949 to 1973. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Bratton, Sam Gilbert b. August 19, 1888 d. September 22, 1963
Politician. Served as District Judge (1919-1922), Justice of New Mexico State Supreme Court (1923-1924), U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1925-1933), and Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (1933, 1953).
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Hannett, Arthur Thomas b. February 17, 1884 d. March 18, 1966
Governor of New Mexico. After receiving a law degree from Syracuse University in 1910, he established a private practice in Gallup, New Mexico. He becme involved in Democratic politics and seerved as city attorney of Gallup; food administrator of McKinley county, New Mexico; mayor of Gallup; and chairman of the New Mexico Highway Commission. He was elected governor on November 4, 1924 with the strong backing of organized labor. Because of his ties with organized labor, Republicans portrayed...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Hatch, Carl Atwood b. November 27, 1889 d. September 15, 1963
Politician. Served as District Judge (1923-1929), U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1933-1939), Judge of U.S. District. From 1939 to 1940 he was the author of the "Hatch Act", prohibiting federal employees from engaging in political activity.
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
McCormick, Ruth Hanna b. March 27, 1880 d. December 31, 1944
US Congresswoman. The daughter of US Senator Marcus A. Hanna, she was educated in private schools in Ohio, New York and Connecticut, and then became owner and operator of a Byron, Illinois dairy farm. Married to Congressman and Senator Joseph Medill McCormick, who was from a family prominent in newspaper publishing, she was also active in newspapers as President of Rockford's Consolidated Newspapers, Inc. Long active in the women's suffrage movement, in 1919 she became Chairman of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
McMurray, Howard Johnstone b. 1901 d. 1961
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1945.
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Mechem, Edwin Leard b. July 2, 1912 d. November 27, 2002
Governor of New Mexico 1951-1955, 1957-1959 and 1961-1962. United States Senator from New Mexico 1961-1962. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Morris, James L.
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a First Sergeant, in Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry. On July 8th to 11th, 1873, he performed stilled service duties in action against hostile Indians near Fort Selden, New Mexico Territory. His Medal was issued on August 12, 1875. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Perea, Francisco b. January 9, 1830 d. May 21, 1913
Politician. He served as a Delegate to the United States Congress from New Mexico Territory in 1863.
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Rodey, Bernard Shandon b. March 1, 1856 d. March 10, 1927
US Congressman. Elected as a Delegate from the New Mexico Territory to the United States House of Representatives, serving in 1901. Also served as a Member of the New Mexico Territorial Senate in 1889 and as a Federal Judge in 1906.
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Ross, Edmund Gibson b. December 7, 1826 d. May 8, 1907
Newspaper publisher ("Kansas Tribune," 1856-1858, and "Kansas State Record," 1859-1861). U.S. Senator for the state of Kansas (July 19, 1866-March 3, 1871) who is credited by some as having cast the vote that saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment; Territorial Governor of New Mexico (May 1885-1889); secretary, Bureau of Immigration (1894-1896).
Cause of death: pneumonia
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 29 E 1/2
Schiff, Steven b. March 18, 1947 d. March 25, 1998
United States Congressman from New Mexico 1989 - 1998. He died in office. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Simms, Albert Gallatin b. October 8, 1882 d. December 29, 1964
Politician. Served as Member of New Mexico State House of Representatives (1925-1927), U.S. Representative from New Mexico (1929-1931) and a Member of the Republican National Committee (1932-1934).
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Simms Jr., John Field b. December 18, 1916 d. April 11, 1975
Governor of New Mexico. After receiving an education at the University of New Mexico and Yale Law School, he joined the Army Air Corps as a private in 1942. He was discharged at the end of World War II in 1945 as a lieutenant colonel. He bacame a partner in a law firm in Albuquerque and was elected to the New Mexico legislature in 1947 and 1949. He was elected governor of New Mexico as a Democrat on November 2, 1954. During his administration, he served as chairman of the Interstate Oil...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Tingley, Clyde b. January 5, 1883 d. December 24, 1960
Albuquerque Mayor for over 30 years and a two-term Governor of New Mexico from 1935-1939. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, in 1948. (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Trimble, Lawrence Strother b. August 26, 1825 d. August 9, 1904
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1871. Also a State Court Judge and a Member of the Kentucky State Legislature.
Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA

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