Jose Francisco Chaves was elected as a Republican to the Thirty‑ninth Congress (March 4, 1865‑March 3, 1867); reelected to the Forty‑first Congress, and served from February 20, 1869, to March 3, 1871. CHAVES, JOSE FRANCISCO: Born in Padillas, Mexico (now New Mexico), June 27, 1833; attended schools in St….
Otero was nominated by the Democratic State convention as a candidate for Delegate to the Forty‑fourth Congress, but declined; elected as a Republican to the Forty‑sixth Congress (March 4, 1879‑March 3, 1881). OTERO, MARIANO SABIN0: Born in Peralta, Valencia County, N. Mex., August 29, 1844; attended private and parochial…
MANZANARES, FRANCISCO ANTONIO: Born in Abiquiu, N. Mex., January 25, 1843; early training was in Spanish; commenced the study of the English language, and attended St. Louis (Mo.) University in 1863 and 1864; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Las Vegas in 1866; successfully contested as a Democrat the election…
LUNA, TRANQUILINO: Born in Los Lunas, Valencia County, N. Mex., February 25, 1849; attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia; engaged extensively in stock raising; delegate to the Republican National Conventions at Chicago in 1880 and 1888; elected as a Republican to…
JOSEPH, ANTONIO: Born in Taos, N. Mex., August 25, 1846; attended Lux’s Academy in Taos, Bishop Lamy’s School in Santa Fe, N. Mex., Webster College in St. Louis County, Mo., and Bryant & Stratton’s Commercial College, St. Louis, Mo.; engaged in mercantile pursuits; county judge of Taos County, N….
Biography of Benigno Hernandez. HERNANDEZ, BENIGNO CARDENAS: Born in Taos, N. Mex., February 13, 1862; attended common and private schools; clerk in a general merchandise establishment in Taos County from 1880 to 1889; engaged in the general merchandising and stock‑raising business; moved to Lumberton in 1896 and engaged in…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1973 Party: Democrat ANDERSON, Clinton Presba, a Representative and a Senator from New Mexico; born in Centerville, Turner County, S.Dak., October 23, 1895; attended the public schools, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.Dak., and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; moved to Albuquerque, N.Mex., in…
Rodey was a member of the Territorial senate in 1889; author of the bill creating the University of New Mexico; member of the constitutional convention of New Mexico in 1890; and elected as a Republican to the Fifty‑seventh and Fifty‑eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901‑March 3, 1905). RODEY, BERNARD SHANDON:…
Perea served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention at St. Louis in 1896; elected as a Republican to the Fifty‑sixth Congress (March 4, 1899‑March 3, 1901). PEREA, PEDRO: Born in Bernalillo, Sandoval County, N. Mex., April 22, 1852; attended St. Michael’s College, Santa Fe, N. Mex., Georgetown…
Perea served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Baltimore in 1864; elected as a Republican to the Thirty‑eighth Congress (March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865). PEREA, FRANCISCO: Born in Padillas, N. Mex. (then in the Republic of Mexico), January 9, 1830; attended a select school…
