James F. Hinkle

James Fielding Hinkle (born October 20, 1864 in Franklin County , Missouri , † March 26, 1951 in Roswell , New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1923 to 1925 the sixth governor of the state of New Mexico.

Early years

James Hinkle attended the University of Missouri and then moved to the New Mexico Territory in 1885 . There he began a successful career as a businessman. He was mainly engaged in cattle breeding and banking.

Political career

Hinkle was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1891 and 1893 he was on the County Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County . Between 1893 and 1896 he was a member of the Territorial Parliament of New Mexico. In 1901 he sat in the Senate of that territory. He was then between 1901 and 1911 on the Equalization Board in Lincoln County. He also served as Mayor of Roswell from 1904 to 1906. In 1912 he entered the Senate of the newly formed US state New Mexico. He held this mandate until 1917.

On November 7, 1922, Hinkle was elected the new governor of his state with 55:45 percent of the vote against the Republican C. L. Hill. He took office on January 1, 1923. During his two-year tenure, World War I veterans were exempted from property tax. Otherwise the term of office was relatively calm. After the end of his term on January 1, 1925, Hinkle withdrew from politics. In the elections in 1930 he ran successfully for the office of New Mexico Commissioners of Public Lands . Hinkle held the post from 1931 to 1932. He then returned to his various business interests and lived until March 1951. James Hinkle was married to Lillie E. Roberts, with whom he had four children.

Individual evidence

↑ List of the New Mexico Commissioners of Public Lands (1912–2010) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the NM Secretary of State, July 2012, p. 234

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personal data
SURNAME	Hinkle, James F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hinkle, James Fielding (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 20, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Franklin County , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	March 26, 1951
Place of death	Roswell , New Mexico

[1] List of the New Mexico Commissioners of Public Lands (1912–2010) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the NM Secretary of State, July 2012, p. 234