William B. Walton
William B. Walton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's At-large district | |
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Benigno C. Hernández |
Succeeded by | Benigno C. Hernández |
Personal details | |
Born | January 23, 1871 Altoona, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | April 14, 1939 Silver City, New Mexico, US | (aged 68)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | lawyer, newspaper publisher, politician |
William Bell Walton (January 23, 1871 – April 14, 1939) was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from New Mexico.
Biography
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Walton attended the public schools and the South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, New Jersey.
In 1891, he moved to
In 1908, Walton was selected as the delegate to the Democratic National Convention, then served as chairman of the New Mexico Democratic Central Committee in 1910.
Next, he went to Washington, D.C., to lobby for statehood for the territory, as a member of the New Mexico Constitutional Convention in 1911.
After New Mexico became a state, Walton served in the New Mexico Senate in 1912–1916.
Walton was elected as a
He returned to Grant County and resumed practicing law in Silver City, New Mexico. On November 2, 1926, Walton was elected
He had three children, Leona Walton Neblett (a talented concert violinist and violin teacher), Eda Lou Walton Mandel (poet on the faculty of New York University, head of the English Department), and William B. Walton, Jr.
He died in Silver City on April 14, 1939, and was interred in the local Masonic Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "William B. Walton (id: W000117)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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