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Show yi St ee ore roe heey eae ae | Fo ee (ae oa 4 . J ie tet a ee eae, ee . on oea | > riod ¢ roa oo an | BE rhs ute oo oe oe oe es aa a i | ets i aajile Selle nec HISTORY Fé, where many progressive and beneficial statutes. he was the presiding officer of the council, assemblies marked Mexico ability. bar. has He long held a place In the 37th and 38th filling the position with the among leaders of the New 493 George W. Armijo was born in Peralta, Valencia county, March 16, 1877. He is the son of Mariano Armijo and Lola Chaves Armijo, and of Col. ‘J. Francisco Chaves. He was educated at the college of a thegrandson Christian Brothers, St. Louis, Mo. After of minor city and county offices. Services to his country and his return to New Mexico, he filled a number In 1898, he was one of the first to offer his enlisted forthwith in Troop F, Roosevelt ’s Rough After the war, he returne Riders; was wounded in the fight at Las Guasimas. In 1911, he was to Santa Fé; was elected probate clerk of Santa Fé county. the republican nominee for member of the corporation commission and was . feated. He is now secretary of that commission. 494 H. R. Whiting was born at Detroit, December 2, 1837. OILtUO 1T] vebe ies, dee So rn de be eabe ee Soe bee eer tare PESea eee ee ko ea Petes Pee C oe ee Py Ce = Se [enureg “FPOPIL 1 seurouy, *) ie gg at Santa Se § located ects in 1890, ear Sn tom and, LL SG Aue tbl 1888 85 in ek Mexico eg New rr to a Pe. en ar Gh i ee} dnt 2 a ao ae ee milan a PRES rapoe Se Fe came entered the law office of Thomas B. Catron and was admitted to the bar hem 1891. He formed a partnership with Mr. Catron which continued for several years. In 1898, he was appointed district attorney for the counties of Santa Fé, Taos, Rio Arriba, and San Juan, He afterward filled a similar position in the fourth judicial district, holding the office until 1903. He represented Santa Fé county in the council of the legislative assembly in 1896. After his removal to Las Vegas, he was three times elected to the same body. In all of the positions his record may be called brilliant. In his capacity of legislator he framed OI6T JO UoNUaauo0y) [BUOTNITSUOD He ‘OL 492 Charles A. Spiess is of German-Swiss ancestry. He was born at Warrensburg, Missouri, March 19, 1867. He was raised on a farm and received his education in the public schools and at the state normal school at Warrensburg. ‘d R. Whiting,*™ ser- “Ty \ W. Armijo *°? was elected chief clerk and Harry geant at arms. OF ussniy and elected president of the conven- His opponent was Harvey B. Fergusson, of Bernalillo. George °g In of San ‘suing Spiess,**? oO A. °° was nominated Charles A tion. selections, 29 democrats. O19ULOY Miguel county, caucus and Ope[saoue with of 71 republicans “OT[IULBIB (? accordance composed Piwtse AIL en Pa Iae eee PS RAE Ke The convention was ee ee The Justice John R. McFie. oath was administered by Associate ea of Grant county, and A. B. McDonald, of Torrance county. ay} Jo s1equoyy In the presence of the largest assemblage ever gathered in the hall of the house of representatives, in the capitol, at 2 o’clock, October 3, 1910, the constitutional convention began CONSTITUTIONAL CONits task of formulating the organic law of VENTION OF 1910 the new state. Thomas B. Catron, of Santa Fé county, called the convention to order. Rev. Jules Deraches, as the personal representative of the Archbishop of Santa Fé, delivered the invocation. A roll call showed that all of the delegates elected were present, except W. D. Murray, $a ¢ MEXICAN RST OF NEW #74 FACTS oe Sete LEADING e 084 ‘sh He is of Englis tis PY eae ° ee ee Pls ie a -% et a ee at ae eg eee oe oa im New York. His great-grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary He received his . W* and his grandfather was an officer in the war of 1812. tion in the common schools and at Dartmouth college. At the outbreak of t eae re ee tee ee a 98 ee oe eae th ° ee Fé eR teukta ancestry, his forebears having come to America before the Revolution, sig |