Miguel Antonio Otero senior

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Miguel Antonio Otero senior

Miguel Antonio Otero (born June 21, 1829 in Valencia , Mexico , † May 30, 1882 in Las Vegas , New Mexico ) was an American politician . Between 1856 and 1862 he represented the New Mexico Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Miguel Otero attended private and public schools in his home country and Saint Louis University in Missouri, as well as Pingree's College in Fishkill ( New York ). After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1851. He then began to work in his new profession in Albuquerque . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party and became the private secretary of Territory Governor William Carr Lane . From 1852 to 1854 he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives for New Mexico. In 1854 he became Attorney General of the New Mexico Territory - a post he held for two years.

Delegate in Congress

In the congressional elections of 1854 he was defeated by José Manuel Gallegos . Otero, however, appealed against the election result. After the protest was granted, he was able to take over his delegate seat in the US House of Representatives on July 23, 1856. After two re-elections in 1856 and 1858, Otero remained in Congress until March 3, 1861 . There he campaigned, among other things, for the expansion of the railways. In 1860 he no longer ran.

Another résumé

In 1860, Otero was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Charleston . Between 1861 and 1862 he was Secretary of State executive officer in the New Mexico Territory. He had previously turned down an offer from President Abraham Lincoln to appoint him ambassador to Spain . In the following years until 1877, Otero was a businessman in various cities in the western United States. He was still interested in railroad construction and was involved in banking. In 1880 he ran unsuccessfully to return to Congress.

Miguel Otero died in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in May 1882 and was buried in Denver . His son Miguel was governor of the New Mexico Territory between 1897 and 1906 ; his nephew Mariano was also a congress delegate for this territory from 1879 to 1881.

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SURNAME Otero, Miguel Antonio senior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Otero, Miguel Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Valencia , Mexico
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1882
Place of death Las Vegas , New Mexico