Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-06-13
HON. FRANK w. CLANCY.
District Attorney for Counties Of Der
naliIlo, Valencia and Mckinley.

VI wv
nalillo, Valencia and Mckinley.
The New Mexican publishes a half
tone cut of Hon. Frank w. Clancy and
has this to say geographically of the
gentleman.
Frank w Clancy, Esq, ls a native
of the town of Dover. in the state OF
New Hampshire. AS his name indi.
Gates. he is OF Irish extraction on his
fathers side. while on the other side
ne Is as American as anyone born In
Yankee land could well be. His mater.
nal ancestors were among the early
settlers OF the Granite state in the
18th century and among the hardy
pioneers that wrested what liz known
as New England from the wilderness
and the b~lood.thirsty that in.
tested II. He received his education
In the public schools of his native
state n OF the state OF New York.
Mr.. Clancy was a student at the Col.
umbian college, in Washington. ID. c..
and graduated with high honors from
the law department OF that college.
coming to New Mexico I'm 1874 for the
purpose OF practicing his profession.
lie first resided in Albuquerque and
served for n time there as clerk OF
the United States and territorial dis.
trict courts for that district under
Judge Johnson. after which he re-.
moved to Santa Fe. where he was
clerk M the district court for the First
judicial district under Chief Justices
Prince and Axtell. He resigned from
that Office in March. 1888. and has
since been engaged in the practice OF
his profession, and hat very success.
fully, In Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
He removed from Santa Fe to Aibu.
querque in 1891. In 1889 he was a del.
egate to the constitutional convention
from santa Fe county. He was an.
pointed a member Of the board OF re-
gents OF the university of New Mex.
lco, at Albuquerque, by Governor
Prince, Immediately upon the estab.
iishment OF that educational institu.
ton in 1889. and has served as such
member ever since. In March, 1901.
he was appointed by Governor Otero
district attorney for the counties OF
B~ernalillo. Valencia and Mckinley.
and was unanimously confirmed by
the legislative council He also served
as mayor of Albuquerque.
Mr.. Clancy, during his ~twenty.seven
years of residence and practice of his
profession in this territory, has at.
tanned a very high rank among the
members of the bar. He has had great
experience as a lawyer. He is very
%studious, careful and thorough in the
prosecution of the cases In his care;
he Is an educated gentleman, in the
truest sense OF the word, and his in.
tegrity n honor as a man. and as a
lawyer are very well known through.
out the territory. The official posi-.
lions he has held have been filed by
him with benefit to the common. |
wealth. and with honor to himself. |
Mr.. CLANCY Is a strong prosecutor and
MS selection by the governor was re.
ceived very favorably throughout his
district and this district, in both of
which he Is very well known and has
warm friends. In politics Mr..
clancy Is a stanch and hard working |
republican; he has been a delegate
TO county n territorial conventions
many times during the past twenty.
years: az a citizen he is progress.
sive and energetic and his fidelity and
loyalty to his friends are proverbial.
In short he Is n OF the best citizens
OF New Mexico.