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Politicians in Banking and Finance in New Mexico

Seth Alston — of Lovington, Lea County, N.M. Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Thomas Felix Bolack (1918-1998) — also known as Tom Bolack — of Farmington, San Juan County, N.M. Born in Cowley County, Kan., May 18, 1918. Republican. Oil and gas producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball team; director, First State Bank, Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium Co.; director, Western American Life Insurance Co.; mayor of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63. Methodist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions. Died May 20, 1998 (age 80 years, 2 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.   Relatives: Son of Ralph Waldo Bolack and Christol Hazel (Sheets) Bolack; married, March 14, 1946, to Alice Schwerdtfeger.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Edward A. Cahoon (1862-1934) — of Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt., August 20, 1862. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1912, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1924, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee). Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Elks. Died December 23, 1934 (age 72 years, 125 days). Interment at South Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.   Relatives: Son of Charles S. Cahoon and Charlotte (Chase) Cahoon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Fielding Hinkle (1862-1951) — also known as James F. Hinkle — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Boles, Franklin County, Mo., October 20, 1862. Democrat. Rancher; banker; Governor of New Mexico, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1924. Died in Roswell, Chaves County, N.M., March 26, 1951 (age 88 years, 157 days). Interment at South Park Cemetery, Roswell, N.M.   Relatives: Married to Lillie Roberts.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Morrow (1865-1935) — of Raton, Colfax County, N.M. Born near Darlington, Lafayette County, Wis., April 19, 1865. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; banker; member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1897-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1928. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., February 25, 1935 (age 69 years, 312 days). Interment at Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, N.M.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edward L. Safford (1888-1972) — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., August 4, 1888. Republican. Banker; newspaper reporter; mayor of Santa Fe, N.M., 1926-28; New Mexico Republican state chair, 1931; candidate for Governor of New Mexico, 1946. Died July 17, 1972 (age 83 years, 348 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.   Relatives: Son of Charles Valentine Safford and Mary B. (Lenefesty) Safford; first cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin twice removed of John Jay Walbridge, James Safford, David Safford Walbridge and Anson Peacely Killen Safford; third cousin once removed of Robert Crawford Safford; fourth cousin of Cyrus Packard Walbridge.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Gallatin Simms (1882-1964) — also known as Albert G. Simms — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Washington, Hempstead County, Ark., October 8, 1882. Republican. Accountant; lawyer; banker; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1929-31; member of Republican National Committee from New Mexico, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., December 29, 1964 (age 82 years, 82 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.   Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin   Relatives: Son of Thomas Hamilton Simms and Mary Elizabeth (Field) Simms; married, March 9, 1932, to Ruth Hanna McCormick; married, March 14, 1913, to Katherine Atherton Mather.   Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard (1844-1923) — also known as Ezekiel G. Stoddard — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., November 14, 1844. Banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven, 1886. While horseback riding at Bell Ranch, he fell or was thrown from the horse, fractured his ankle, probably suffered some heart trouble, and died six hours later without regaining consciousness, in Tucumcari, Quay County, N.M., September 18, 1923 (age 78 years, 308 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Stoddard and Esther Ann (Gilbert) Stoddard; married, January 10, 1871, to Mary DeForest Burlock; father of Louis Ezekiel Stoddard; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin twice removed of Charles Robert Sherman; second cousin four times removed of Pierpont Edwards and Aaron Burr; third cousin once removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman and Blanche M. Woodward; third cousin thrice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Daniel Chapin, Theodore Dwight, Morris Woodruff and Henry Waggaman Edwards.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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