Ceferino Quintana
Caferino Quintana | |
|---|---|
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| 12th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office January 1, 1941 – January 1, 1943 | |
| Governor | John E. Miles |
| Preceded by | James Murray, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | James B. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1894 |
| Died | March 20, 1977 (aged 82) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Ceferino Quintana (August 12, 1894 – March 20, 1977) was an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 1941 through 1943.
Background
[edit]Quintana served in World War I.[1] He later was a U.S. Marshal, and served as the sheriff of San Miguel County, New Mexico, from 1936 through 1940.[2] He was also chair of the San Miguel County Democratic Party in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Quintana ran for lieutenant governor of New Mexico in the 1940 election, and won,[3] taking office in 1941.[4] He served as the acting governor of New Mexico in February and March 1941.[5] In 1942, he decided to run for sheriff of San Miguel County,[6] but lost the election.[7]
Quintana lived in Pecos, New Mexico.[8]
Quintana died at the Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center on March 20, 1977.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "22 Mar 1977, 10". The Santa Fe New Mexican. March 22, 1977. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "23 Mar 1977, Page 1". Las Vegas Optic. March 23, 1977. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "28 Jul 1971, 2". The Santa Fe New Mexican. July 28, 1971. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "25 Jan 1941, Page 4". Albuquerque Journal. January 25, 1941. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "21 Feb 1941, Page 1". Albuquerque Journal. February 21, 1941. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "17 Jul 1942, 4". The Santa Fe New Mexican. July 17, 1942. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "5 Nov 1942, Page 9". Albuquerque Journal. November 5, 1942. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Administration and Use of Public Lands: Part 16: Phoenix, Ariz.: May 10 and 11, 1945: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 241 (76th Congress) (Government Printing Office: Washington, 1945), pp. 5244-45.
