Arthur Seligman was an American

United States

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 businessman and politician.

Seligman was born in Santa Fe

Santa Fe, New Mexico

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, New Mexico Territory

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, the son of Bernard and Frances Seligman. In 1887, Seligman graduated from the Southmore College Preparatory School in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, and from Pierce's College of Business in Philadelphia in 1889. He married Frankie E. Harris of Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, on July 4, 1896.

Seligman entered the mercantile business in Santa Fe.

He held the following corporation positions:

• President of Seligman Bros., 1903–1926;
• President of La Fonda Building Corp., 1920–1926;
• President of the First National Bank, 1924;
• Director of Northern New Mexico Loan Association.

A Democrat, he also held numerous public offices including:

• Mayor of Santa Fe;
• member of the Board of Equalization of New Mexico;
• Chairman of Santa Fe County Commission;
• member of board of Irrigation Commission;
• President of Educational Service Commission;
• Chairman of Democratic County Central Committee for six years; chairman of City Control Committee for eight years;
• Chairman of Territorial Democratic Committee (1895–1911);
• Chairman of Democratic State Committee (1912–1922);
• delegate to Democratic National Committee (1920–1933);
• ninth Governor of New Mexico

He died while he was Governor of New Mexico.