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Governors of New Mexico |
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Under Territorial Government:
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1851-1852
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James S. Calhoun
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1852-1853
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William Carr Lane | |
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1853-1857
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David Meriwether | |
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1857-1861
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Abraham Rencher | |
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1861-1866
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Henry Connelly | |
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1866-1869
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Robert Byington Mitchell | |
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1869-1871
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William Anderson Pile | |
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1871-1875
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Marsh Giddings | |
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1875-1878
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Samuel Beach Axtell | |
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1878-1881
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Lewis Wallace | |
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1881-1885
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Lionel Allen Sheldon | |
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1885-1889
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Edmund G. Ross | |
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1889-1893
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L. Bradford Prince | |
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1893-97
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William Taylor Thornton | |
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1897-1906
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Miguel A. Otero | |
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1906-1907
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Herbert James Hagerman | |
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1907-1910
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George Curry | |
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1910-1912
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William J. Mills | |
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Under State Government:
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1912-1917
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William C. McDonald | Democrat |
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1917
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Ezequiel C. de Baca | Democrat |
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1917-1919
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Washington E. Lindsey | Republican |
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1919-1921
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Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo | Republican |
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1921-1923
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Merritt C. Mechem | Republican |
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1923-1925
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James F. Hinkle | Democrat |
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1925-1927
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Arthur T. Hannett | Democrat |
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1927-1931
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Richard C. Dillon | Republican |
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1931-1933
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Arthur Seligman | Democrat |
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1933-1935
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Andrew W. Hockenhull | Republican |
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1935-1939
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Clyde Tingley | Democrat |
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1939-1943
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John E. Miles | Democrat |
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1943-1947
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John J. Dempsey | Democrat |
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1947-1951
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Thomas J. Mabry | Democrat |
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1951-1955
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Edwin L. Mechem | Republican |
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1955-1957
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John F. Simms | Democrat |
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1957-1959
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Edwin L. Mechem | Republican |
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1959-1961
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John Burroughs | Democrat |
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1961-1962
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Edwin L. Mechem | Republican |
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1962-1962
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Tom Bolack | Republican |
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1962-1963
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Edwin L. Mechem | Republican |
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1963-1967
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Jack M. Campbell | Democrat |
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1967-1971
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David F. Cargo | Republican |
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1971-1975
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Bruce King | Democrat |
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1975-1979
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Jerry Apodaca | Democrat |
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1979-1983
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Bruce King | Democrat |
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1983-1987
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Toney Anaya | Democrat |
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1987-1991
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Garrey Carruthers | Republican |
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1991-1995
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Bruce King | Democrat |
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1995-2003
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Gary E. Johnson | Republican |
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2003-
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Bill Richardson | Democrat |
| New Mexico History | ||
Former Governors of New Mexico From 1912
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http://www.netstate.com/states/government/nm_formergov.htm
The Political Graveyard: New Mexico: Governors
Governors of New Mexico: Events and Candidates of the 1950's (may be incomplete!) 1950: John E. Miles, defeated. 1954: Alvin Mathias Stockton, defeated. Governors of New Mexico: Events and Candidates of the 1970's (may be incGovernors of New Mexico: Events and Candidates of the 1950's (may be incomplete!) 1950: John E. Miles, defeated. 1954: Alvin Mathias Stockton, defeated. Governors of New Mexico: Events and Candidates of the 1970's (may be incGovernors of New Mexico: Events and Candidates of the 1970's (may be incomplete!) 1974: Joe R.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/gov.html
Timeline of New Mexico History
Publishes account of way of life in New Mexico upon return to U.S. 1821 Mexico declares independence from Spain. Santa Fe Trail opened to international trade. 1828 First major gold discovery in western U. S. made in Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe.
http://www.ppsa.com/magazine/NMtimeline.html