| LC control no. | nb 99027818 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dillon, Richard Charles, 1877-1966 |
| Variant(s) | Dillon, Richard Charles, b. 1877 |
| Located | Springer (N.M.) |
| Birth date | 1877-06-24 |
| Death date | 1966-01-05 |
| Place of birth | Saint Louis (Mo.) |
| Affiliation | New Mexico. Legislature. Senate New Mexico. Office of the Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Governors--New Mexico |
| Found in | Governor Richard C. Dillon, 1848: t.p. (Richard Charles Dillon) p.40 (born 1877) Wikipedia, May 23, 2016 (Richard C. Dillon; Richard Charles Dillon was an American politician and the eighth Governor of New Mexico; he held the governor's office from January 1, 1927 to January 1, 1931; Dillon was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 24, 1877; his early education was attained in the common schools of Missouri; in 1889, his family moved to Springer, New Mexico; he attended the public schools there; before entering politics, he worked as a railroad laborer and a merchant; Dillon won election to the New Mexico State Senate in 1924; he held the position for two years; he then secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination and was elected the governor of New Mexico by a popular vote on November 2, 1926; in 1928 he was reelected to a second term, becoming the first New Mexico governor to successfully run for reelection since the state's first governor, William C. McDonald; during his tenure, the state government was managed in an efficient business-like method and the Carlsbad Caverns were declared a national monument by the federal government; after leaving office, he retired from political life; he remained active in his business career; he eventually established the R.C. Dillon Company; he died on January 5, 1966 in Encino, New Mexico and was buried at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| Associated language | eng |
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