James F. Hinkle

James Fielding Hinkle ( born October 20, 1864, Franklin County, Missouri, † March 26, 1951 in Roswell, New Mexico ) was an American politician and from 1923 to 1925, the sixth Governor of New Mexico.

Early years

James Hinkle attended the University of Missouri and then moved in 1885 to the New Mexico Territory. There he began a successful career as a businessman. He mainly worked in the livestock and banking.

Political career

Hinkle was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1891 and 1893 he was represented in the County Council ( County Board of Commissioners ) of Lincoln County. Between 1893 and 1896 he was a deputy in the Parliament of territorial New Mexico. In 1901 he sat in the Senate this territory. He was then 1901-1911 in the equality committee ( Equalization Board) in Lincoln County. At the same time, he served in the years 1904-1906 as mayor of Roswell. In 1912 he moved into the Senate of the newly created U.S. state of New Mexico. This mandate he held until 1917.

On November 7, 1922 Hinkle was elected with 55:45 percent of the vote to Republican C. L. Hill as the new governor of his state. He took office on January 1, 1923. In his two-year tenure, the veterans of the First World War were exempt from property tax. Otherwise, the term of office was relatively quiet. After the end of his term on January 1, 1925, Hinkle retired from politics. He went back to his various business interests and lived until March 1951. James Hinkle was married to Lillie E. Roberts, with whom he had four children.