The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-27
VIM. j. MILLS IS
THE VICTIM OF
A BRIEF ILLNESS
Former Governor of Territory
of New Mexico and Member
of Supreme Bench Claimed
by Death; Buried Today.

East Las Vegas. n. NJ. Dec. 27.-
The funeral OF William j.. Mills, for.
haer member 81 the supreme bench ol
New Mexico and last governor o. the
community under the territorial re-
Fimo, was held this AFTERNOON from
81 Paul's Episcopal church Governor
Mills died Christmas eve, Of pneu-
mouia. after an tlinoss of several
weeks.
His funeral was attended ny many,
including O number OF the most prom
incnt men Of the state.
Following Is the list of active pail.
hearers.
Judge Frank W. Parker. Daniel T.
hosSi1s Judgc David J.. Leahy. Or.
Joseph NJ Cunningham. John :.
Ciagk. stephen D. Davis.
The honorary p%allbearers NIlI be:
Judge William H. Pope. Judge
Richard u. Hanna Judge Clarence j.
Roberts, Judge John r. McFic. Judge
NJ G. Mechcm. judge HcrDcri r. Ray-
nolds, Judge ~. p. Laushlin. Senator
Albert y. Fall senator Thomas B.
Catron. former Governor George
Curry, Col J W Wilson of Roswell.
a. b. Rencha1, Nathan jana. Charles
Held. Ajax Nordhaus. David g.. Win
ters. William a. Hayden. H.. y. Long.
John u w. Nccdcr Eugouio Romero.
nr. r. X. M-cClanahal. Dr w. R. Tip
ton. HAIRY Kelly. N. To padsctt.
David W. Condor Cecilio Hosouwnid.
J Van Houtcn. Fred O Blood. D. TO-.
M%urphot. Thomas ~. Hayward. Chris
Neigand. Robert T.. NJ. Ross. John II.
Avery Earl HnSo Louis tltvld. a. 8.
Jones. John a. Yors Socu1dino Ho-
Nero. f. -. Bayuolds H1lIctt NJ Bl,-
nolds pr H. NJ Smith. Or. Frank r..
Lord, William j. Lur1s, DR. r.. %.
Shaw. George a. Klnkcl. Churlcs A.
Spices, William T. GOrtncr. Charles
W. C. Ward. Miguel 4. piero. Is. 5.
Rodey Felix Mar,Iucz. Joshua RAY
nolds. Jefferson Rat mold Hugo sea-
berg, Hnrhurton sales. V O.. Sargent.
Frank w Clauc,, John Marsh. Rufus
,. Palen.
Pucumo1iu Was given us tho cause
of death. though the ex-governor had
boon 90 for some time ana tho end
wls not unexpected The governor
had been vort active in poIIUeuI af-
fairs being the Bass. territorial ,seru
tive Do having been 90 candidate fol
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lature. 70 was during his admins.
trutiol THAT Successful steps toward
statehood, JOB whloh Dee had cons.der.
auln part. Warc taken.
Tho last few years. however. ht
practically had retired from act-r,
political affairs. living quietly 40 DIE
home iu Las NcrHs. a. |el.erros and
os % member 81 the territorial SD.
prcmc court Do wa admired and o..
spectcd los 1ii who knew him
William Joseph MIll. N8s born D..
1873. on the eleventh uf january. I'm
y1zoo cts Miss. Sac was th, son u.
William Millr OF Virginia uud Har.
rlct Bealc Mills of pclust I.luIu. $50
early DAYS were sprnf .r r-aulr.t..ut
whittier his mother removed hort1
after the death OF his father.
The governor was q graduate of th,
Norwich FREQ Academy. though 20,
attended private schools for o. portion
of his early education. Tie graduate,
from the Yale law school ln 1877
Eight years later be- married Mis-
Alice Waddlnghan OF West Haven
Conn. Prior to his appointment Q,
the territorial supreme bench of Sew
Mexico he practiced law ia this stat,
and Go Connecticut Hc served ON th'
Sew Mexico supreme bench from 1881
Go 1910, WHOM ne became governor.