The 4th New Mexico Territorial Legislature met in Santa Fe from December 4, 1854, to February 1, 1855. Note: The titles used in the early official publications of the legislative journals are confusing in how they number the assemblies and sessions. This article follows later convention in treating each election of the House as a new legislative body. That the cited work corresponds to the session can be seen from the dates given.
Territorial Council President: José Antonio Baca y Pino
Name District Notes Antonio Maria Baca Socorro Juan Cruz Baca Valencia José Antonio Baca y Pino Socorro Antonio Baca y Sisneros San Miguel Henry Connelly Bernalillo George Gold Taos José Antonio Manzanares Rio Arriba José Maria Martinez Taos Vicente Martinez Taos Tomas Ortiz Santa Fe Died prior to session James H. Quinn Taos Anastacio Sandoval Santa Fe Elected to fill Ortiz vacancy, seated December 21, 1854 Francisco Sandoval Doña Ana José Ulibarri San Miguel
House of Representatives Speaker: Facundo Pino
Name District Notes Diego Archuleta Rio Arriba Faustin Baca San Miguel Rumaldo Baca Socorro Jose Baca y Delgado Santa Fe Manuel Barela San Miguel Juan Bernadet Taos Antonio Chavez Valencia Motion to remove from his seat on December 9, 1854, not sustained Celso Cuellar y Medina Socorro Pablo Gallegos Rio Arriba Juan Gutierrez San Miguel Sidney A. Hubbell Bernalillo Geronimo Jaramillo Rio Arriba James A. Lucas Doña Ana Guadalupe Lujan Taos Pascual Martinez Taos Francisco Martinez y Romero Rio Arriba Candido Ortiz Santa Fe Facundo Pino Santa Fe Miguel E. Pino Santa Fe J. Serafin Ramirez Bernalillo Juan Antonio Ruival Rio Arriba Felipe Sanchez Taos Manuel Sanchez Valencia Narciso Sante Estevan Bernalillo Santiago Valdez Taos Manuel Viscarra Santa Ana
A resolution was presented on December 9, 1854, to remove Antonio Chavez as representative of Valencia County and declare Rafael Gutierrez as the representative-elect for the seat. After some procedural wrangling, the motion narrowly failed.
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