1st New Mexico Territorial Legislature

The 1st New Mexico Territorial Legislature met in Santa Fe for two separate 40-day sessions. The first session was from June 3, 1851, to July 12, 1851, and prescribed that future legislative sessions would begin on the first Monday in December.Journal of the Honorable Council of the Territory of New Mexico; Being the First Session of the First Legislative Assembly Santa Fe Santa Fe Weekly Gazette 1851 Accordingly, the second session was held from December 1, 1851, to January 9, 1852.Journal of the Honorable Council of the Territory of New Mexico; Being the Second Session of the First Legislative Assembly Santa Fe Santa Fe Weekly Gazette 1852 Territorial Council President (1st session): Juan Felipe Ortiz President (2nd session): Antonio José Martínez Name District Tomas Cabeza de Baca 3 Florentino Castillo 4 Juan Cristoval Chavez 4 José Manuel Gallegos 3 Pablo Gallegos 1 George Gold 1 José Francisco Leiba 2 Antonio José Martínez 1 Vicente Martinez 1 Antonio Ortiz 1 Juan Felipe Ortiz 2 Francisco Antonio Otero 4 Hugh N. Smith 2 House of Representatives Speaker: Theodore D. Wheaton Name District Notes Juan Cristoval Armijo Bernalillo Merrill Ashurst Santa Fe Elected to 2nd sessionJournal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of New Mexico; Being the Second Session of the First Legislative Assembly Santa Fe J.L. Collins & W.G. Kephart 1852 Juan Cruz Baca Valencia Spruce M. Baird Bernalillo Robert T. Brent Santa Fe Elected to 2nd session, but killed en route José Maria Chavez Rio Arriba Elected to 2nd session Raymundo Cordova Taos William J. Davy Rio Arriba Elected to 2nd session Dionicio Gonzales Taos Hilario Gonzales San Miguel Geronimo Jaramillo Rio Arriba Jose Antonio Manzanares Rio Arriba Resigned after 1st session Pascual Martinez Taos Miguel Mascareñas Taos Candido Ortiz Santa Fe Primarily attended 1st session Candido Ortiz was to have been replaced by Robert T. Brent for the 2nd session. Upon news of Brent's untimely death, he retook his seat for the final 3 days the House was in session. Tomas Ortiz Santa Fe José Leandro Perea Bernalillo Palmer J. Pillans Santa Fe Diego Salazar Rio Arriba Juan José Sanchez Valencia José Antonio Sandoval Santa Anna Miguel Sena y Quintana San Miguel Miguel Sena y Romero San Miguel William C. Skinner Valencia Died prior to 2nd session Juan Torres Socorro John R. Tulles Santa Fe Resigned after 1st session Celedonio Valdez Rio Arriba Esquipula Vigil Socorro Ramon Vigil Rio Arriba Resigned after 1st session Theodore D. Wheaton Taos References 1 Category:1851 in New Mexico Territory