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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William B. Walton |
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Silver City, New Mexico , United States |
| Email | None |
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January 23, 1871
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| Died | April 14, 1939
(68 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WALTON, William Bell, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., January 23, 1871; attended the public schools and South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N.J.; moved to New Mexico in 1891; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice at Deming, N.Mex.; member of the State house of representatives in 1901 and 1902; clerk of Grant County 1903-1906; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908; chairman of the New Mexico Democratic central committee in 1910; member of the New Mexico constitutional convention in 1911; served in the State senate 1912-1916; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919); did not seek renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1918; resumed the practice of law in Silver City, N.Mex.; elected district attorney of the sixth judicial district November 2, 1926; reelected in 1928 and served until 1932; continued the practice of law until 1934, when he retired from active pursuits; died in Silver City, N.Mex., April 14, 1939; interment in the Masonic Cemetery.
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