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'''LeBaron Bradford Prince''' (July 3, 1840{{spaced ndash}}December 22, 1922) was the 14th Governor of [[New Mexico Territory]] from 1889 to 1893.
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| office1 = 14th [[Governor of New Mexico Territory]]
| term_start1 = April 17, 1889
| term_end1 = April 20, 1893
| predecessor1 = [[Edmund G. Ross]]
| successor1 = [[William Taylor Thornton]]
| appointer1 = [[Benjamin Harrison]]
| office2 = Chief Justice of the [[New Mexico Supreme Court]]
| term_start2 = 1878
| term_end2 = 1882
| state_senate3= New York State
| district3 = [[New York's 1st State Senate district|1st]]
| term_start3 = 1876
| term_end3 = 1877
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| birth_place = Flushing, New York
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1922|12|08|1840|07|03}}
| death_place = Flushing, New York
| resting_place = [[Flushing Cemetery]]
| nationality = American
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]]
| occupation = Lawyer
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'''LeBaron Bradford Prince''' (July 3, 1840{{spaced ndash}}December 8, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1878 to 1882, and as the 14th Governor of [[New Mexico Territory]] from 1889 to 1893.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Prince was born on July 3, 1840, in [[Flushing, Queens]], New York. His parents were horticulturist [[William Robert Prince]] and his wife, Charlotte Goodwin (Collins) Prince. Young Prince started his career working in [[Linnaean Botanic Garden|nurseries run by his father and brother]]. The nurseries were sold at the end of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], and he studied law at Columbia University, where he received an LL.B. in 1866.<ref name=dab>{{Cite DAB|title=Prince, LeBaron Bradford|year=1935|author=Paul Alfred Francis Walter}}</ref><ref name=acab>{{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Prince, William|year=1900}}</ref>
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Prince was born on July 3, 1840 in [[Flushing, Queens]], [[New York]]. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1868. He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] (Queens Co., 1st D.) in [[94th New York State Legislature|1871]], [[95th New York State Legislature|1872]], [[96th New York State Legislature|1873]], [[97th New York State Legislature|1874]] and [[98th New York State Legislature|1875]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] (1st D.) in [[99th New York State Legislature|1876]] and [[100th New York State Legislature|1877]]. He became a Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court in 1878. He held that position till 1882. He was [[Governor of New Mexico]] Territory from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of New Mexico Territorial Council in 1909 and a delegate to the New Mexico State Constitutional Convention of 1911. He died on December 22, 1922 in [[Queens, New York]].

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He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1868. He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] (Queens Co., 1st D.) in [[94th New York State Legislature|1871]], [[95th New York State Legislature|1872]], [[96th New York State Legislature|1873]], [[97th New York State Legislature|1874]] and [[98th New York State Legislature|1875]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] (1st D.) in [[99th New York State Legislature|1876]] and [[100th New York State Legislature|1877]].

In the Republican National Convention of 1876, he was among those who supported [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] over [[Roscoe Conkling]]. That resulted him being given the opportunity to be governor of the [[Territory of Idaho]].<ref name=dab/> He passed on that option but later became a chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1878 to 1882. In 1883, he became president of the New Mexico Historical Society.<ref name=dab/>

President [[Benjamin Harrison]] appointed Prince to be Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893. Prince and his wife, Mary, resided in the [[Palace of the Governors]] and held social functions there.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Poldervaart |first1=Arie |title=Black-robed justice : A history of the administration of justice in New Mexico from the American occupation in 1846 until statehood in 1912 |date=1948 |publisher=Historical Society of New Mexico |location=Santa Fe |page=118}}</ref>

Prince led the movement to create the [[Spanish American Normal School]] and served as President of its governing board from 1909 to 1912.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prince|first1=L. Bradford|title=Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico|date=1977|publisher=Rio Grande Press|location=Glorieta, N.M|isbn=0873801261|page=12}}</ref>

He was a member of [[New Mexico Legislature|New Mexico Territorial Council]] in 1909 and a delegate to the New Mexico State Constitutional Convention of 1911.

He was a member of the New Mexico Horticultural Society, the Society for the Preservation of Spanish Antiquities, the New Mexico Archaeological Society,<ref name=dab/> the [[Society of the Cincinnati]], [[Sons of the Revolution]], the [[Society of Colonial Wars]] and the [[Protestant Episcopal Church]].

In 1879, he married Hattie E. Childs, who died in 1880. In 1881, he married Mary C. Beardsley. They had one child.<ref name=dab/>

Prince died at [[Flushing Hospital]] in Queens on December 8, 1922.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76221782/l-bradford-prince-dies-at-flushing/ |title=L. Bradford Prince Dies at Flushing |newspaper=[[Brooklyn Eagle]] |page=2 |date=1922-12-09 |access-date=2021-04-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Works==
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*''E Pluribus Unum: The Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution'' (1867)
*''The General Laws of New Mexico'' (1880)
*''A Nation or a League'' (1880)
*''Historical Sketches of New Mexico'' (1883)
*''The American Church and Its Name'' (1887)
*''The Money Problem'' (1896)
*''The Stone Lions of Cochiti'' (1903)
*''Old Fort Marcy'' (1911)
*''A Concise History of New Mexico'' (1912)
*''The Student's History of New Mexico'' (1913)
*''Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico'' (1915)
*''Abraham Lincoln, the Man'' (1917)


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prince.html |title=Index to Politicians: Prince |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=The Political Graveyard}}
* {{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prince.html |title=Index to Politicians: Prince |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=The Political Graveyard}}

* {{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6717168 |title=LeBaron Bradford Prince |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=[[Find A Grave]]}}
==External links==
{{commons category|L. Bradford Prince}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Le Baron Bradford}}


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L. Bradford Prince
14th Governor of New Mexico Territory
In office
April 17, 1889 – April 20, 1893
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byEdmund G. Ross
Succeeded byWilliam Taylor Thornton
Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
In office
1878–1882
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1876–1877
Personal details
Born(1840-07-03)July 3, 1840
Flushing, New York
DiedDecember 8, 1922(1922-12-08) (aged 82)
Flushing, New York
Resting placeFlushing Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationLawyer
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LeBaron Bradford Prince (July 3, 1840 – December 8, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1878 to 1882, and as the 14th Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893.

Biography

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Prince was born on July 3, 1840, in Flushing, Queens, New York. His parents were horticulturist William Robert Prince and his wife, Charlotte Goodwin (Collins) Prince. Young Prince started his career working in nurseries run by his father and brother. The nurseries were sold at the end of the Civil War, and he studied law at Columbia University, where he received an LL.B. in 1866.[1][2]

He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1868. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 1st D.) in 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) in 1876 and 1877.

In the Republican National Convention of 1876, he was among those who supported Rutherford B. Hayes over Roscoe Conkling. That resulted him being given the opportunity to be governor of the Territory of Idaho.[1] He passed on that option but later became a chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1878 to 1882. In 1883, he became president of the New Mexico Historical Society.[1]

President Benjamin Harrison appointed Prince to be Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893. Prince and his wife, Mary, resided in the Palace of the Governors and held social functions there.[3]

Prince led the movement to create the Spanish American Normal School and served as President of its governing board from 1909 to 1912.[4]

He was a member of New Mexico Territorial Council in 1909 and a delegate to the New Mexico State Constitutional Convention of 1911.

He was a member of the New Mexico Horticultural Society, the Society for the Preservation of Spanish Antiquities, the New Mexico Archaeological Society,[1] the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars and the Protestant Episcopal Church.

In 1879, he married Hattie E. Childs, who died in 1880. In 1881, he married Mary C. Beardsley. They had one child.[1]

Prince died at Flushing Hospital in Queens on December 8, 1922.[5]

Works

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Wikisource has original works by or about:
L. Bradford Prince
  • E Pluribus Unum: The Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution (1867)
  • The General Laws of New Mexico (1880)
  • A Nation or a League (1880)
  • Historical Sketches of New Mexico (1883)
  • The American Church and Its Name (1887)
  • The Money Problem (1896)
  • The Stone Lions of Cochiti (1903)
  • Old Fort Marcy (1911)
  • A Concise History of New Mexico (1912)
  • The Student's History of New Mexico (1913)
  • Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico (1915)
  • Abraham Lincoln, the Man (1917)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Paul Alfred Francis Walter (1935). "Prince, LeBaron Bradford". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
  2. ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Prince, William" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  3. ^ Poldervaart, Arie (1948). Black-robed justice : A history of the administration of justice in New Mexico from the American occupation in 1846 until statehood in 1912. Santa Fe: Historical Society of New Mexico. p. 118.
  4. ^ Prince, L. Bradford (1977). Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico. Glorieta, N.M: Rio Grande Press. p. 12. ISBN 0873801261.
  5. ^ "L. Bradford Prince Dies at Flushing". Brooklyn Eagle. December 9, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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