Arthur T. Hannett

Arthur Thomas Hannett ( born February 17, 1884 in Lyons, Wayne County, New York, † March 18, 1966 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1925 to 1927, the seventh Governor of the State of New Mexico.

Early years and political rise

Arthur Hannett attended the University of Buffalo and then to 1910 Syracuse University, where he studied law. In 1911 he moved to Gallup, New Mexico, where he settled as a lawyer.

Hannett was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1912 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, was nominated at the Woodrow Wilson as a presidential candidate. Later in his life he was still at conventions of 1920, 1936 and 1940. Between 1914 and 1916 he was a lawyer of the city Gallup. During the First World War, he was employed by the Food Administration Authority. Thereafter, he served from 1918 to 1922 as mayor of Gallup.

Governor of New Mexico

On November 4, 1924 Hannett was elected with 48.8 percent of the vote as the new governor of his state; his Republican opponent Manuel B. Otero lost almost with a share of 48.6 percent. He joined his two-year term on January 1, 1925. In this period also benefited from the New Mexico general economic upswing of the 1920s. At that time the election laws were in New Mexico reformed and designed an official state flag. Hannetts term of office was uneventful. He sought unsuccessfully in 1926 for re-election and had to resign from his post after the defeat on 1 January 1927.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Hannett remained interested in politics; however, he has not exercised a public office. Instead, he again worked as a lawyer. Arthur Hannett died in March 1966. He was married to Louise Westfall, who had a child with.