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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo |
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Las Vegas, New Mexico , United States |
| Email | None |
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December 07, 1859
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| Died | April 07, 1930
(70 years)
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| Contributor | Ben |
| Last Modifed | BrentinCO
Nov 09, 2023 12:03pm |
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| Info | a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Valle de San Bartolo (now Allende), State of Chihuahua, Mexico, December 7, 1859; moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1870 as a protege of the bishop of Arizona; studied theology and attended St. Michael's College at Santa Fe, N.Mex., in 1875 and 1876; taught in the public schools in Tucson and in El Paso County, Texas; clerk of the district court at El Paso; clerk of the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Texas at El Paso, Tex.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1888; elected district attorney for the western district of Texas in 1890 and reelected in 1892; moved to Las Vegas, N.Mex., in 1895 and resumed the practice of law; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election as a Delegate to Congress from New Mexico in 1890, 1900, and 1908; changed affiliation to the Republican Party in 1911; elected Governor of New Mexico in 1918; member, New Mexico house of representatives in 1927 and 1928; elected on November 6, 1928, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrieus A. Jones and served from December 7, 1928, to March 3, 1929; due to illness, was not a candidate for the full term; resumed the practice of law; died in Albuquerque, N.Mex., April 7, 1930; interment in Santa Barbara Cemetery in Albuquerque.
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