Arthur T. Hannett

Arthur Thomas Hannett (born February 17, 1884 in Lyons , Wayne County , New York , † March 18, 1966 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1925 to 1927 the seventh governor of the state of New Mexico.

Arthur T. Hannett

Early years and political advancement

Arthur Hannett attended the University at Buffalo and then until 1910 Syracuse University , where he studied law. In 1911 he moved to Gallup , New Mexico, where he practiced law.

Hannett was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1912 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , where Woodrow Wilson was nominated as a presidential candidate. Later in his life he was also at the conventions of 1920, 1936 and 1940. Between 1914 and 1916 he was a lawyer for the city of Gallup. During the First World War he was employed by the Food Administration. He then served as Mayor of Gallup from 1918 to 1922.

Governor of New Mexico

On November 4, 1924, Hannett was elected the new governor of his state with 48.8 percent of the vote; his Republican opponent Manuel B. Otero just lost with a share of 48.6 percent. He began his two-year term on January 1, 1925. During this time, New Mexico also benefited from the general economic boom of the 1920s. It was then in New Mexico that electoral laws were reformed and an official state flag was drawn up. Hannett's tenure was uneventful. He tried unsuccessfully for re-election in 1926 and had to resign from his office on January 1, 1927 after the defeat.

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, Hannett continued to be interested in politics; however, he no longer held a public office. Instead, he went back to work as a lawyer. Arthur Hannett died in March 1966. He was married to Louise Westfall, who had one child.

Web links

• Arthur Hannett in the National Governors Association (English)
• Arthur T. Hannett in the database of Find a Grave (English)