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Politicians in Mining in New Mexico

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   William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) — also known as William H. H. Llewellyn — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, N.M. Born in Monroe, Green County, Wis., September 9, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1884, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1904; U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney for mining companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph Co.; member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1912. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison   Relatives: Son of Joseph Howard Llewellyn and Louisa (Fry) Llewellyn; married, March 9, 1878, to Ida M. Little.   Harry Mayhew McAdams (1916-2008) — also known as Harry M. McAdams — of Hobbs, Lea County, N.M. Born in Lorena, McLennan County, Tex., August 12, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president and general manager, radio station KWEW, Hobbs, N.M.; president, Triple M Mining Company; member of New Mexico state senate, 1971-82 (19th District 1971-72, 41st District 1973-82). Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died January 5, 2008 (age 91 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Rufus McAdams and Violet (Hutchinson) McAdams; married, April 2, 1942, to Gladys Crume.   James Richard Waddill (1842-1917) — also known as James R. Waddill — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., November 22, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-76; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1879-81; defeated, 1880; mining business. Died in Deming, Luna County, N.M., June 14, 1917 (age 74 years, 204 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, N.M.   Relatives: Married to Rowena Leedy.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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