William J. Mills

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William Joseph Mills (January 11, 1849, Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA - December 24, 1915, East Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA)^[1] was the 19th governor of the New Mexico Territory, now the U.S. state of New Mexico.

[edit] Public Offices

In 1878 he was elected as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He then served in the Connecticut Senate as a Democrat,^[2] representing the 4th District in 1881 and the 8th District in 1882.^[1]

Moving to the New Mexico Territory, he was a justice of the New Mexico territorial supreme court from 1898 to 1910.^[1]

He was appointed Governor of the Territory on December 20, 1909, but was not inaugurated until March 1, 1910, succeeding George Curry who had resigned effective February 28. Mills was a Republican.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mills
2. ^ Members of the Connecticut General Assembly: Search Results

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