LINCOLN
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO | ||
| ALBERT H.
HARVEY of Carrizozo, filling the office of county clerk in
Lincoln county, was born near Springfield, Illinois, on the 5th of
December, 1862, a son of John F. and Lydia J. (Stone) Harvey. The
father devoted his active life to merchandising, but is now living retired
having attained the age of eighty-four years. The mother, however
has passed away. Spending the days of his boyhood and youth in his
native state with the advantages of good home training. Albert H.
Harvey attended the public schools of Urbana, Illinois passing through
consecutive grades to the high school. He started out in business
life when a youth of eighteen years by studying telegraphy and for a
quarter of a century acted as an agent for railroads, representing the
Chicago & Alton and various other lines. In 1903 he came to the
Southwest, locating at Carrizozo and becoming station agent and telegraph
operator at this place, being an employe of the El Paso & Southwestern
Railroad Company. He occupied that position from 1903 until 1908 and
in the latter year resigned to become the general manager of the Carrizozo
Townsite Company. He was then actively identified with real estate
interests until 1911 when he was elected to the office of county clerk of
Lincoln county, being the first one chosen to that position under the new
state law. He has been the incumbent in office since that date and
his record has been characterized by marked fidelity to duty. He
performs the work of the office in a most systematic and capable manner
and his colleagues and contemporaries speak of him in terms of praise and
warm regard. On the 13th of September, 1893, Mr. Harvey was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Pullen. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he is a stanch advocate of its principles, because of his firm belief in their value as factors in good government. His aid may always be counted upon to further public improvement and at no time is he ever neglectful of his duties of citizenship. He was one of the first settlers of Carrizozo and perhaps no other resident of the town has remained here for a longer period. Fraternally he is a third degree Mason and an Odd Fellow and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. |
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| Source: The Leading Facts of New Mexican History, By: Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Published 1917 by Torch Press-Transcribed by C. Anthony. | ||
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