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Edwin Leard Mechem
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico · 1970
Edwin Leard Mechem , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state's governor, as well as the first person born in New Mexico after statehood to ascend to the office.
Education
- University of Arkansas School of LawLL.B., 1939
Career
Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1939-1942, 1945-1950, 1955-1956, 1959-1960, 1965-1970; Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, and San Antonio, Texas, 1942-1945; State representative, New Mexico, 1947-1948; Governor, New Mexico, 1951-1954, 1957-1958, 1961-1962; U.S. senator from New Mexico, 1962-1964
Biography
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state's governor, as well as the first person born in New Mexico after statehood to ascend to the office.
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