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Politician Writers in New Mexico

Jacob Hendrick Trapp (1899-1992) — also known as Jacob Trapp — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Denver, Colo.; Summit, Union County, N.J.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., April 12, 1899. Democrat. Unitarian minister; poet; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968. Unitarian-Universalist. Dutch ancestry. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., December 28, 1992 (age 93 years, 260 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Willen Jansz Trapp and Aafke 'Effie' (Hertog) Trapp; married, July 13, 1925, to Helen B. Whitmore. Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) — also known as Lew Wallace — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., April 10, 1827. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee). Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Author of Ben-Hur. Died of stomach cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., February 15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.   Relatives: Son of David Wallace; nephew of Charles H. Test, Benjamin Franklin Wallace and William Henson Wallace.   Political family: Wallace family of Indiana.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)

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