biography
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McDonald, William C
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| lived:
| (1858–1918)
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| biography:
| Cattle baron and US governor, born in Jordanville, New York, USA. He taught at schools and studied law in New York before moving to Kansas (1880) and then to New Mexico (1881). He was a US deputy mineral surveyor (1881–90) and then entered the cattle business. A strong Democrat, he was pushed to accept his party's nomination, and was elected as the first governor of New Mexico (1912–17). He took no campaign contributions and owed nothing to any factions. He retired to his ranch near Carrizozo, NM. |
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