Clyde Tingley
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Clyde Tingley | |
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11th Governor of New Mexico | |
In office January 1, 1935 – January 1, 1939 | |
Lieutenant | Louis Cabeza de Baca Hiram M. Dow |
Preceded by | Andrew W. Hockenhull |
Succeeded by | John E. Miles |
Personal details | |
Born | London, Ohio, U.S. | January 5, 1881
Died | December 24, 1960 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carrie Wooster |
Residence | Albuquerque |
Profession | Attorney |
Clyde Kendle Tingley (January 5, 1881 – December 24, 1960) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 11th governor of the State of New Mexico. He was a children's healthcare advocate.
Biography
Clyde Tingley was born on a farm near London, Ohio in 1881.[1][2] He lived a bad life of farming. His wife Carrie suffered from tuberculosis and was informed that the climate in Ohio would eventually kill her. Her doctors suggested visiting or relocating to the warmer climate of the Southwest, and recommended the Methodist Sanitarium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Tingleys relocated to
Tingley's first political office was on the
Tingley was handily elected
As governor, Tingley continued his predecessor's practice of systematically recording the political affiliation of applicants for federal aid, stating that "only by returning a solid Democratic front can New Mexico get its full share of the money to be distributed by the federal government in the next two years".[6]
After the end of his tenure as Governor, he was reelected to his old position as Chairman of the Albuquerque City Commission and served a further 13 years in that role from 1940 to 1953. Tingley was responsible for the local introduction and widespread planting of the
Tingley died in Albuquerque at the age of 79. He is interred at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque.
References
- ^ Small Town Girl: And other stories about ordinary people who led extraordinary lives
- ^ New Mexico & Politicians of the Past
- ^ "New Aldermen Get Certificates After Canvass". Albuquerque Journal. April 8, 1916. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "List of City Officials For Past 50 Years". Albuquerque Journal. June 30, 1935. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tingley Resigns City Place". Albuquerque Journal. January 15, 1935. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Folsom 2008, p. 284.
- Folsom, Burton Jr. (2008). New Deal Or Raw Deal? How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged American. New York: Threshold Editions. ISBN 978-1-4165-9237-2.
External links
- Carrie Tingley Hospital and the Couple Behind It Borderlands(EPCC)