Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19

political and public affairs of the ter
ritory. He was elected a member of
the legislature and thrice delegate to
congress. In 1851 President Lincoln
appointed him secretary of the terri
tory. He also served as attorney gen.
eral and United States district attor-
ney for the territory, and was as prom
inent in business affairs as he was in
politics.
His son, Hon. Miguel Antonio Otero,
is no less distinguished than his faith
er. Born at ST. Louis, Missouri, on
October II, 1859. he received his edu-
cation at the st. Louis University and
Notre Dame college, ct South Bend,
Indiana. In early youth he received a
valuable business training, which still
stands him in good stead, for after en-
gaging in mercantile pursuits for
bou two years with his father, as
bookkeeper for the firm of Otero, Sell
lar & Co., at La Junta, Colorado, in
1879, he went to Las Vegas and ac-
cepted a responsible position in the
San Miguel National bank in that city,
thereafter serving also as cashier Of
the said San Miguel National bank for
five years. This position he filled until
elected by the citizens of San Miguel
county to the position of county clerk
and recorder. He also held the Office
OF city treasurer in Las Vegas, New
Mexico, in 1888 and 1884. Later on he
filed the Office of clerk of the United
States district court for the Fourth ju-
dicial district of the territory of New
Mexico. He was a delegate from the
territory of New Mexico to the repub-
1ican national convention of 1892 that
nominated General Benjamin Harrison
for president, and chairman of the
New Mexico delegation to the repub-
Iican national convention of 1900 that
nominated President Mckinley for
president. In 1894 he was rendered
the nomination of delegate to con
gress by his party, but declined the
honor. On June 7, 1897, he was APP
pointed the executive of the territory
of New Mexico, and was confirmed
unanimously by the senate. He was
r~eappointed on June 10, 1901. by Pres
ident Mckinley, during vacation, and
on December Is, 1901, was again reap
pointed by President Roosevelt, max
ing three appointments; his present
term will expire January %, 1906.
AS governor, Hon. Miguel Antonio
Otero has given the territory an ad-
ministration that has been epoch max
ing in the history of New Mexico. Dur
ing the Spanish-American war Cover
MOI Otero was among the first to re-
spond and send troops, M furnished
one-half of the celebrated First United
States Volunteer cavalry ~(Roosevelt's
Rough Riders). On the return of the
regiment he met them at Montauk
Point, Long Island, and later was pre-
scented with a magnificent gold medal
and unanimously elected an honorary
member of the regiment. He is also
president of the Salado Live Stock
company, of Guadalupe county, New
Mexico. and president of the b. o. b.
Mining and Milling company, of Grant
county, New Mexico. He is a member
of the Montezuma club, of East Las
Vegas, also a Master Mason, a mem
her OF the Royal Arch and a Knight
Templar. He is also a Knight Of Pyth-
las, a Mystic Shriner and a member OF
the Order of Elks. He married, on
December 10, 1888, at East Las Vegas,
New Mexico, Miss Caroline, the young