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John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) —
also known as Jack Browne —
of Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Gibsonton, Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
3, 1905.
School
teacher; chemist;
Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M., July 17,
1985 (age 79 years, 317
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fred Brown and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown; married, November
29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel. |
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Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Tucumcari, Quay
County, N.M., February
14, 1911.
Republican. Furniture
merchant; appliance
dealer; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1962.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., October
7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Palm
Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fred Roy Harris (b. 1930) —
also known as Fred R. Harris —
of Oklahoma; Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Walters, Cotton
County, Okla., November
13, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1956-64; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1962; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1969-70; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1976;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Carr Lane (1789-1863) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., December
1, 1789.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician;
surgeon;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1826-30; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853.
Episcopalian;
later Baptist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
6, 1863 (age 73 years, 36
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Stevan Edward Pearce (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Pearce —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Lamesa, Dawson
County, Tex., August
24, 1947.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-2000;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2000 (primary), 2008; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 2003-09, 2011-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Kenneth B. Zangara (born c.1952) —
also known as Ken Zangara —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., about 1952.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Mexico, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Jerome 'Jerry' Zangara and Lucille Zangara. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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