death_date nationality birth_date residence term_end death_place preceded term_start spouse succeeded predecessor birth_place jr/sr party state district successor religion article_title birth_name
18 november 1962 american 8 april 1888 los chaves november 18 , 1962 january 3 , 1935 washington , d.c. bronson m. cutting may 11 , 1935 march 4 , 1931 imelda espinosa edwin l. mechem albert g. simms los chaves , new mexico territory united states senator democratic new mexico new mexico at-large john j. dempsey roman catholic dennis chávez
 dionisio chávez
dennis chávez

dionisio `` dennis '' chávez -lrb- april 8 , 1888november 18 , 1962 -rrb- was a democratic politician from the u.s. state of new mexico who served in the united states house of representatives from 1931 to 1935 , and in the united states senate from 1935 to 1962 .
