William Taylor Thornton

William Taylor Thornton, New Mexico Territory Governor and Santa Fe Mayor.

William Taylor Thornton (February 9, 1843 – March 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 15th Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1893 to 1897.[1]

  1. ^ Robert J. Tórrez (2008). Myth of the Hanging Tree: Stories of Crime and Punishment in Territorial New Mexico. UNM Press. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-8263-4379-6.