Carl Hatch
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Carl Atwood Hatch was a Democratic Party politician
from New Mexico
who represented the Land of Enchantment
in the United States Senate
from 1933 until 1949.
Hatch was born in Kirwin, Kansas
, and attended public schools in Kansas
and Oklahoma
. In 1912 he graduated from Cumberland School of Law
at Cumberland University
and in that year he was also admitted to the bar, whereupon he began practice in Eldorado, Oklahoma
. In 1916 he moved to Clovis, New Mexico
, where he continued his practice; from 1917 to 1918 he served as the state's assistant attorney general
. He was the state collector of internal revenue from 1919 to 1921. From 1923 to 1929 Hatch served as the district judge of the ninth judicial district of New Mexico; from 1930 to 1933 he was a member of the state board of bar examiners
.
In 1933, he was appointed to fill out the U.S. Senate term of Sam G. Bratton
, who had resigned to accept a judicial post; he was elected in his own right in 1934, and reelected in 1936 and 1942. He served until 1949, choosing not to be renominated in 1948. He is best remembered for authoring the Hatch Act
of 1939 and 1940, which served to prevent federal employees from engaging in political activity. He also served as the chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, and served on the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys. In 1949 Hatch was appointed United States
district judge
for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
, in which capacity he served until retiring in 1963. He died in Albuquerque, and is interred in Fairview Park Cemetery.
Politician
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from New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
who represented the Land of Enchantment
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1933 until 1949.
Hatch was born in Kirwin, Kansas
Kirwin, Kansas
Kirwin is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 171.-Geography:Kirwin is located at...
, and attended public schools in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. In 1912 he graduated from Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
at Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
and in that year he was also admitted to the bar, whereupon he began practice in Eldorado, Oklahoma
Eldorado, Oklahoma
Eldorado is a town in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Eldorado is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
. In 1916 he moved to Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....
, where he continued his practice; from 1917 to 1918 he served as the state's assistant attorney general
Attorney General
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. He was the state collector of internal revenue from 1919 to 1921. From 1923 to 1929 Hatch served as the district judge of the ninth judicial district of New Mexico; from 1930 to 1933 he was a member of the state board of bar examiners
Bar examination
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.
In 1933, he was appointed to fill out the U.S. Senate term of Sam G. Bratton
Sam G. Bratton
Sam Gilbert Bratton was a Democratic Party politician from the state of New Mexico who served in the United States Senate from 1925 until 1933....
, who had resigned to accept a judicial post; he was elected in his own right in 1934, and reelected in 1936 and 1942. He served until 1949, choosing not to be renominated in 1948. He is best remembered for authoring the Hatch Act
Hatch Act of 1939
The Hatch Act of 1939 is a United States federal law whose main provision is to prohibit federal employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the President and the Vice President, from engaging in partisan political activity...
of 1939 and 1940, which served to prevent federal employees from engaging in political activity. He also served as the chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, and served on the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys. In 1949 Hatch was appointed United States
United States
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district judge
United States federal judge
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for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico...
, in which capacity he served until retiring in 1963. He died in Albuquerque, and is interred in Fairview Park Cemetery.