WALTON, WILLIAM BELL: Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., January 23, 1871; attended the public schools and the South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N. J.; moved to New Mexico in 1891; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893, and commenced practice at 37 Deming, N. Mex.; member of the State house of representatives in 1901 and 1902; clerk of Grant County 1903‑06; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Denver in 1908; chairman of the State Democratic central committee in 1910; member of the State constitutional convention in 1911; served in the State senate 1912‑16;. elected as a Democrat to the Sixty‑fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919); did not seek a re-nomination, having become a candidate for Senator; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1918; resumed the practice of his profession; elected district attorney of the sixth judicial district, November 2, 1926. Died at Silver City, Grant County, N. Mex., April 14, 1939.
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New Mexico, Land of Enchantment Presented by Mr. Hatch. 77th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 91, July 24, 1941. Washington, D.C., 1941.
William Bell Walton; Altoona, Pennsylvania; Territorial period; Statehood; Politician