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Edwin L. Mechem

American judge and politician (1912–2002)
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Edwin L. Mechem
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 2, 1912
Date of death
November 27, 2002
Place of birth
Alamogordo
Place of death
Albuquerque
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, judge, lawyer, governor, jurist, legislator[12]
Position held
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Governor of New Mexico, Governor of New Mexico, Governor of New Mexico, United States senator, United States senator, senator[13][14][15][16]
Educated at
University of New Mexico[17]
Member of political party
Republican Party[19]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Mechem[20]
Given name
Edwin[21]
Name in native language
Edwin L. Mechem[24]
Place of burial
Fairview Memorial Park[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edwin L. Mechem en Edwin Mechem en Edwin Leard Mechem de Edwin Leard Mechem de Edwin Mechem es Edwin Leard Mechem es Edwin Mechem fa ادوین ال. مچم fr Edwin Mechem he אדווין ל. מקם ja エドウィン・L・メカム ja エドウィン・リアード・メカム nl Edwin Mechem sv Edwin Leard Mechem sv Mechem, Edwin L. tr Edwin Leard Mechem tr Edwin Mechem
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000068949694
VIAF cluster ID
96862464
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009127769
GND ID
1199548847
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
mechem-edwin-leard
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric ID
1384956
Find a Grave memorial ID
6965809
Freebase ID
/m/08ccgn
Geni profile ID
6000000016324534538
LegiStorm person ID
128176
NNDB people ID
908/000122542
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
13721
Political Graveyard politician ID
meagher-meek.html#372.48.96
Prabook ID
333742
US Congress Bio ID
M000623
WikiTree person ID
Mechem-20
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxd367cqjrcRVv7QtxCcP

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🔗 Connections
Position held 5
Governor of New Mexico, Governor of New Mexico, Governor of New Mexico, United States senator, United States senator
Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, judge
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of New Mexico
Given name 1
Edwin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Alamogordo
Place of death 1
Albuquerque
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Edwin L. Mechem was born on July 2, 1912[1], in Alamogordo[2]. He died on November 27, 2002[3], in Albuquerque[4]. He worked as a politician[5], judge[6], lawyer[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

FAQs

Where was Edwin L. Mechem born?

Edwin L. Mechem was born in Alamogordo[2].

Where did Edwin L. Mechem die?

Edwin L. Mechem passed away in Albuquerque[4].

What did Edwin L. Mechem do for work?

Edwin L. Mechem worked as a politician[5], judge[6], lawyer[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Edwin L. Mechem go to school?

Edwin L. Mechem was educated at University of New Mexico[17].

Related Entities

lawyer United States United States senator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Governor of New Mexico, Wikidata item
    Occupation → politician, judge, lawyer +2
    "Created claim: Occupation: legislator, Added from LC Name Authority File no2009127769"
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