Albert B. Fall

Albert Fall
28th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
March 5, 1921 – March 4, 1923
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Preceded byJohn Payne
Succeeded byHubert Work
United States Senator
from New Mexico
In office
March 27, 1912 – March 4, 1921
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byHolm O. Bursum
Personal details
Born
Albert Bacon Fall

(1861-11-26)November 26, 1861
Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 83)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEmma Garland Morgan (1883–1944)
Children4
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 – November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding who became infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal; he was the only person convicted as a result of the affair. As a captain in the United States Army, he supported a military invasion of Mexico in 1916 as a means of ending Pancho Villa's raids.[1]

  1. ^ Howard Francis Cline, The United States and Mexico (Harvard University Press, 1965), p. 178.