William B. Walton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Benigno C. Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Benigno C. Hernández |
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| Born | January 23, 1871 Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 14, 1939 (aged 68) Silver City, New Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | lawyer, newspaper publisher, politician |
William Bell Walton (January 23, 1871 – April 14, 1939) was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from New Mexico.
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Walton attended the public schools and South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, New Jersey.
In 1891 he moved to Territory of New Mexico, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Deming, New Mexico. He was the owner of the newspaper, the Silver City Independent, in nearby Silver City, where he would take up residence. Walton served as member of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1901 and 1902, then served as County Clerk of Grant County in 1903–1906.
In 1908 Walton was selected as the delegate to the Democratic National Convention, then served as chairman of the New Mexico Democratic Central Committee in 1910.
Next he went to Washington, D.C., to lobby for statehood for the territory, as a member of the New Mexico Constitutional Convention in 1911.
After New Mexico became a state, Walton served in the New Mexico Senate in 1912–1916.
Walton was elected as a Democrat "At-Large" to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919). He did not seek renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1918.
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