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He was born on February 17, 1884, in Lyons, New York, the son of William Hannett and Mary McCarthy. After completing high school he entered Syracuse University, where he graduated in 1910. Hannett came to Gallup, New Mexico, in 1911, where he began to practice law. His first public office was City Attorney and he also served as Mayor of Gallup ...
The 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Arthur T. Hannett was defeated by Republican nominee Richard C. Dillon who won 51.60% of the vote. This was the first ever gubernatorial election in which Luna County voted for a Republican candidate.
The 1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.. Incumbent Democratic Governor James F. Hinkle did not run for a second term. Democratic nominee Arthur T. Hannett defeated Republican nominee Manuel B. Otero by 199 votes, or 0.17%, making this the closest gubernatorial election in New Mexico's history to date.
Arthur T. Hannett, mayor of Gallup, and seventh governor of New Mexico; Tito Jackson, former member of The Jackson 5, died in Gallup; Vernon Kerr, scientist and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives; Lealand McSpadden, racing driver; Hiroshi H. Miyamura, Medal of Honor recipient in the U.S. Army, awarded for his actions during the ...
The governor of New Mexico is the head of government of New Mexico and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Mexico Legislature , to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardons .
Zinn moved to New Mexico after World War I and served in the New Mexico Senate, where he was Democratic floor leader in 1923. [4] After graduating from law school, he entered the practice of law in Gallup, New Mexico, [2] where he moved "at the invitation of Arthur T. Hannett to pick up the threads of the latter's law practice". [4]
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In 1937 Governor Arthur Hannett re-routed the road away from Santa Fe and through Tijeras Canyon as revenge on politicians who he perceived had thwarted his re-election. [ 3 ] ) A railroad , the Albuquerque Eastern Railway , was proposed to run through the Canyon in 1901, connecting to the New Mexico Central at Moriarty , with a branch to the ...