John J. Dempsey

John J. Dempsey
John J. Dempsey
	Clinton Presba Anderson
	In office; January 3, 1951 – March 11, 1958
Preceded by	John E. Miles
Succeeded by	Thomas G. Morris
Personal details
Born	June 22, 1879; White Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1958 (aged 78); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kathryn McCarthy (died), Gladys Everett
Residence	Santa Fe
Profession	Petroleum

John Joseph Dempsey (June 22, 1879 – March 11, 1958) was an American politician and

telegrapher, he held various positions with the Brooklyn Union Elevator Company. He was the vice president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company until 1919 when he entered the oil business in Oklahoma and became vice president of the Continental Oil and Asphalt Company. He moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1920 and was an independent oil operator and in 1928 became president of the United States Asphalt Company

.

Dempsey in 1932 was appointed a member and later president of the Board of Regents of the

United States Senator

.

Dempsey served as a member of the

Under Secretary of the Interior from July 7, 1941, until his resignation on June 24, 1942. He was Governor of New Mexico from January 1, 1943, to January 1, 1947 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1946. He was elected to the Eighty-second and the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in Washington, D.C.

, March 11, 1958. He is buried in Rosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

References

United States Congress. "John J. Dempsey (id: D000228)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices
Preceded by John E. Miles	Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico 1942, 1944	Succeeded by Thomas J. Mabry
Political offices
Preceded by John E. Miles	Governor of New Mexico 1943–1947	Succeeded by Thomas J. Mabry
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Dennis Chavez	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's at-large congressional district 1935–1941	Succeeded by Clinton P. Anderson
Preceded by John E. Miles	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's at-large congressional district 1951–1958	Succeeded by Thomas G. Morris

v t e Governors of New Mexico
U.S. Military Admin (1846–1851)	Military Kearny Price Washington Munroe Civilian Bent Vigil Connelly
U.S. Territory (1851–1912)	Calhoun Lane Meriwether Rencher Connelly Mitchell Pile Giddings Axtell Wallace Sheldon Ross Prince Thornton Otero Hagerman Curry Mills
State (since 1912)	McDonald C. De Baca Lindsey Larrazolo M. Mechem Hinkle Hannett Dillon Seligman Hockenhull Tingley Miles Dempsey Mabry E. Mechem Simms E. Mechem Burroughs E. Mechem Bolack Campbell Cargo King Apodaca King Anaya Carruthers King Johnson Richardson Martinez Lujan Grisham
See also Spanish governors of New Mexico

v t e New Mexico during World War II
People	Jack Aeby Jerry C. Begay John J. Dempsey Thomas Farrell Enrico Fermi Leslie Groves John E. Miles Chester Nez Lloyd Oliver Willard Varnell Oliver J. Robert Oppenheimer Merril Sandoval Emilio G. Segrè Frank Tsosie Thompson
Military installations	Alamogordo Army Airfield Camp Lordsburg Clovis Army Airfield Carlsbad Army Airfield Deming Army Airfield Fort Stanton Fort Sumner Army Aifield Hobbs Army Airfield Kirtland Field Los Alamos National Laboratory Roswell Army Airfield White Sands Proving Ground
See also	200th Coast Artillery American Theater Arizona during World War II Bat bomb Code talker Escape from Fort Stanton Lordsburg Killings Manhattan Project Military history of the United States during World War II Nevada during World War II New Mexico World War II Army Airfields Santa Fe Riot Trinity

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany United States
People	US Congress
Other	NARA SNAC

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