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Politicians in Law Enforcement in New Mexico
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

George Curry (1861-1947) — of Kingston, Sierra County, N.M. Born in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La., April 3, 1861. Republican. Lincoln County Clerk, 1888-90; Lincoln County Assessor, 1890-92; Lincoln County Sheriff, 1892-94; member of New Mexico territorial senate, 1894-96; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Otero County Sheriff, 1899; governor, Ambos Camarine, Philippine Islands, 1901; chief of police, Manila, P.I., 1902; governor, Isabella, P.I., 1904-05; governor, Samar, P.I., 1905-07; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1911-13. Catholic. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., November 24, 1947 (age 86 years, 235 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.   Relatives: Son of George Curry and Clara Curry.   Curry County, N.M. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Scott Eckstein — of Bloomfield, San Juan County, N.M. Deputy sheriff; mayor of Bloomfield, N.M., 2006-. Member, Civitan. Still living as of 2015.   Image source: City of Bloomfield   Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) — also known as Edwin L. Mechem; "Big Ed" — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M., July 2, 1912. Republican. Surveyor; FBI agent; lawyer; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of New Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964; U.S. District Judge for New Mexico, 1970-82; took senior status 1982. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., November 27, 2002 (age 90 years, 148 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Mechem and Eunice (Leard) Mechem; married, December 30, 1932, to Dorothy Ellen Heller; nephew of Merritt Cramer Mechem.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   José Nemecio Romero (1870-1945) — also known as J. N. Romero; "Demecio" — of Veguita, Socorro County, N.M.; San Juan (now part of Veguita), Socorro County, N.M. Born in San Antonio del Sabinal (now Sabinal), Socorro County, N.M., October 31, 1870. Postmaster; sheriff; school teacher; lawyer; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1930. Hispanic ancestry. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 2, 1945 (age 74 years, 183 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.   Relatives: Son of Juan Andres=de=Romero and Micaela Giron=de=Romero; married, June 18, 1906, to Micaela Torres.

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