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LeBaron Bradford Prince | |
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| 14th Governor of New Mexico Territory | |
| In office April 17, 1889 – April 20, 1893 | |
| Nominated by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Edmund G. Ross |
| Succeeded by | William Taylor Thornton |
| Chief Justice, New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office 1878 – May 1882 | |
| Nominated by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Preceded by | Charles McCandless |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Beach Axtell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1840 Flushing, New York |
| Died | December 9, 1922 (aged 82) Flushing, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hattie E. Childs (1879-1880) Mary Catherine Beardsley(1881-) |
LeBaron Bradford Prince (July 3, 1840 – December 9, 1922) was an American politician, jurist, historian, and archeologist. He served as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1878 to 1882 and as Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893.
Biography[edit]
Price was born on July 3, 1840 in Flushing, Queens, New York. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1868. From 1870 to 1874, he was a member of New York State Assembly. From 1876 to 1877, he was a member of New York State Senate 1st District. He became Justice of New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court in 1878. He held that position till 1882. He was candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory in 1884. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893. He was member of New Mexico Territorial Council in 1909 and delegate to New Mexico state constitutional convention in 1911. He died on December 22, 1922 in Queens, New York.
Background[edit]
Prince was born in Flushing, New York on July 3, 1840 to William R. and Charlotte G. (Collins) Prince.[1] He was a lineal descendant of Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford and the grandson of Rhode Island Governor John Collins.[2]
New Mexico[edit]
.[5] [6] Prince fell ill and was admitted to a hospital on December 7, 1922. He died on December 9, 1922 following an operation to treat the problem.[7]
References[edit]
- Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: its resources and people. Vol. Volume 1. Los Angeles: Pacific States Pub. Co. OCLC 1692911.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors. Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing. ISBN 0-930466-11-X.
- Prince, L. Bradford (1912). A concise history of New Mexico. Cedar Rapids, Ia.: The Torch Press. OCLC 8570421.
- Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1912). The leading facts of New Mexican history. Vol. Volume 2. Cedar Rapids, Ia.: The Torch Press. OCLC 14987171.
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Category:Governors of New Mexico Territory Category:New Mexico Territory judges Category:Members of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature Category:Members of the New York Assembly Category:New York State Senators Category:1840 births Category:1922 deaths