Tibo J. Chavez

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Tibo J. Chávez (born June 12, 1912 in Belen , New Mexico , † November 1, 1991 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1954 he served as lieutenant governor in the state of New Mexico .

Career

Tibo J. Chávez was born in Valencia County about two years before the outbreak of the First World War . Nothing is known about his youth and school education. He studied law . After obtaining his license to practice law, he began practicing in Belen in 1939. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . He sat in the New Mexico Senate in the following years . During this time he held the post of majority leader and met his future wife Betty Gene Caperton (1927-2006) know. The couple had four sons together: Chris, Reggie, Tibo Jr. and David. Shortly after their marriage, he was elected lieutenant governor of New Mexico in 1950 - a post he held from 1951 to 1954. In the following years he sat again in the New Mexico Senate. In 1960 he participated as a substitute delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles . Chavez was a judge in Valencia County. He has served on both the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents and the Museum of New Mexico , where he served as President. He was also a member of the State Police Board and the Author of Historic Preservation Legislation .

literature

  • Blue Book 2012 (PDF; 28.9 MB) , Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State, July 2012, pp. 211, 215 and 218
  • El Río Abajo , Gilberto Espinosa, Tibo J. Chavez, Carter M. Waid, Bishop Publishing Company, 1966, p. 23

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SURNAME Chavez, Tibo J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Belen , New Mexico
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1991
Place of death Belen , New Mexico