Encyclopedia > George Curry (Governor of New Mexico Territory)
George Curry (April 3, 1861 -November 24, 1947) was a U.S. military officer and politician. He was born in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. During the Spanish American War he served in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He did not see action in Cuba, but did participate in the fighting in the Philippines. United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... West Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... This Article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... Roosevelt and the Rough Riders atop San Juan Heights, 1898 The Rough Riders was the name bestowed by the American press on the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. ...
He served as the Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1907 to 1910, and US Representative for New Mexico from 1911 to 1913. Curry County, New Mexico is named in his honor. The New Mexico Territory became an organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. ... Curry County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ...
NewMexico is traversed by two transcontinental lines, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, from Chicago to San Francisco and the Southern Pacific, from New Orleans to San Francisco.
The total population of NewMexico in 1870 was 91,874; in 1880, 119,565; in 1890, 153,593; in 1900, 195,310, and in 1910, according to, the U.S. census, the figure was 327,301.
The executive officers until 1911 were a governor and a Territorial secretary appointed by the President of the United States, and a treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public instruction, adjutant-general, commissioner of public lands and other administrative officials appointed by the governor.
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