The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-06
.DR CUNNINGHAM
| DIES At VEGAS
Resident of State AZ
Years; Banker and
Doctor

Dr ,. ~. cunnlnrham dIeA here
late Friday afternoon. following
an attack Of paralysis Tie prercd-
Ing day. He evo refalncd con-
r%,aousncss az The first attack. An-
ENGAGEMENTS for the funeral arc
awaiting the arrival % word from
relatives and business a~f-oclntfa.
A Daughter. Nrs. Hnfner Graham
u san HnhclHcu rived aner
Or tunninEhum'e death: another
daughter. Mrs. John n. clars %
~ rnso reached here Thursday
night. Mrs. Cunningham and the
tuira daughter, Miss Heien. ware
With pr Cunningham when re was
taken ui
Frank Springer. chari-~
srringef, T. Van Heutcn and u. r.
husklnf businers ass3ciatee vino
are away. have been notls.ed 10y
wire
pr Cunningham hnd been a res-
ldert ~ New Mexico for 81 years.
Ne came first 20 Cimarron. IN fHga.
where he had been attracted by
the presence % his boyhood friends.
Frank Springer for many yen,r a
prominent attorney, stock-raiHcr
and banker 81 New Mcxico nj now
connected with tho Smithacniar IN
1fituto ~ Washington and ". q
Morley The engineer who laid out
the route Of the Santa ~ railway
through New Mexico, pr. Cam
bingham association with Nr.
springer resulted In H. becoming
IN commissioner % the lnrge Max
we'll land grant. In the develop
ment Of which Dr. CUNNINGHAM
took "a rruminrn; part lie re-
NAMED a commissioner % tho
grant Tor many years.
DR.. Cunningham residences In
Nmnrr1n was comparatively short.
md nero than 80 years ard he
came 10 las vegas. where he on
gnccd In the practice ~ medicinc.
"" wa- "a skilled physician. and for
inr practitioner He became Hs-
sociafed with the San Miguel Ma
tionnl bank in the early days OF
The i~nntitut.nn'F history. and was
fnr many years o. president IN
ul the time Of ia merrer with
the First National bank two years
AFRO. He haH since been presl-
dcut ~ the First National bank.
n 81 the largest financial inati-
buttons In the southwest
Dr. ~Cuunincham wnr a man Of
business Ngncity and he made
friends readily These qualities
enabled HIM 10 become ~ the
leading bankers at the southwest.
they aiHo won for him the respect
ard fricudahip Of the entire com
murity.
For many years Or Cunning
ham was q number OF the terri
'orinl board of equalization. He
was "a member Of the constitu-
ilonal convention IN 1919. and had
chnTrp n the framing Of the sec
ton % tho constitution draiing
with tnyntion During the world
war he was chairman Of the San
Ninncl county council ~ defense.
us crfhusinsln for an cause aid
mr. tho boys OF the front Was M
iticss. and No tonN IN active part
In wauy ~ the drives and cam
ualgn HIS advice In matters
daaiiuc WITH Increased nrudncilon
nf livestock ana grains during tho
q 7asieied materially IN bring
rr nhoH trp ends Desired it also
nalpci lar the foundafion FOR per-
Wancuf development - agrlcul-
iurri lnnd
Ur Cunningham nlwHvs took an
nriIra Interest," lu fhn advancement
~ Sew MeNiro md Of Las Vegas
il r~trtlrHlrr Dr." was one 81
fhe orrnniEa~s of tho Commercial
luh vpw the Chamber 81 Com
mrr-n. Ito wHs 70 Mason and
N charter Wcmher 81 tho Royal
Arch rlnutrr which recently held
70 fnretiur and banquet I'm honor 81
ur Cunningham end OF Charles
tlfrld fhr only other charter mem
her Htii living
Or Cunningham was horn In
3 Pennsylvania in 1856 10. re-
c.ivod MS education IN Illinois and
! Town III was married In LAS
Neuna. md is survived by Mrs.
Cunningham md three daughter
Nrs tuhn Howard Clnry 90 ~
THrn Mrs UnTucr Grnham % san
] Ffnnclsco. and Mrs Helen una-
F. nirrhnm ~ las Vegas A son.
! Charles diod last year In N fDso.