Andrew W. Hockenhull

Andrew W. Hockenhull (born January 16, 1877 in Bolivar , Polk County , Missouri , † June 20, 1974 in Clovis , New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1933 to 1935 the tenth governor of the state of New Mexico.

Life

Andrew Hockenhull attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar and then until 1897 the University of Missouri in Columbia . He then studied law at the University of Texas until 1904. In 1908 he moved to Clovis, New Mexico Territory , where he worked as a lawyer.

Between 1912 and 1916 he was assistant district attorney. He was also a lawyer for the City of Clovis for six years. In the years 1930 and 1932, he came as a candidate of the Democratic Party to the lieutenant governor elected his state. After the death of the incumbent governor Arthur Seligman on September 25, 1933, Hockenhull had to end his current term of office. His term in office was still overshadowed by the effects of the global economic crisis. Only gradually did the situation improve. Like almost everywhere in the United States, the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who has been in office since March 1933, helped overcome the crisis.

After the end of his relatively short term as governor, Hockenhull returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1939 he became head of the post office in Clovis ( postmaster ). To this day, Hockenhull has remained the only lieutenant governor of New Mexico to take over this office due to the death of the incumbent governor. He is also the longest survivor of the end of his term in office. He died in 1974. Andrew Hockenhull was married to Mamie Drake, with whom he had three children.

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SURNAME	Hockenhull, Andrew W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Bolivar , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	June 20, 1974
Place of death	Clovis , New Mexico