Benjamin F. Pankey

{{Short description|American politician (1861–1929)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Benjamin F. Pankey |image = Benjamin F. Pankey (1861–1929).png |caption = |office1 = 6th [[New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands]] |governor1 = [[Richard C. Dillon]] |term_start1 = January 1, 1927 |term_end1 = June 1, 1929 |predecessor1 = [[Edwin B. Swope]] |successor1 = Austin D. Crile |office2 = 3rd [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico]] |governor2 = [[Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo]] |term_start2 = January 1, 1919 |term_end2 = January 1, 1921 |predecessor2 = [[Washington Ellsworth Lindsey]] |successor2 = William H. Duckworth |birth_name = Benjamin Franklin Pankey |birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|8|16}} |birth_place = [[Harrisburg, Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1929|6|1|1861|8|16}} |death_place = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |signature = Signature of Benjamin F. Pankey (1861–1929).png }}

'''Benjamin Franklin Pankey''' (August 16, 1861 – June 1, 1929) was an American politician who served as the third [[lieutenant governor of New Mexico]] from 1919 to 1921 and as the 6th [[New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands]] from 1927 to 1929.

==Biography== Benjamin F. Pankey was born in [[Harrisburg, Illinois]] on August 10, 1861.<ref name=Representative>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/representativene01denv/page/236/mode/1up |title=Representative New Mexicans |publisher=C. S. Peterson |place=Denver, Colorado |page=236 |date=1912 |access-date=2024-11-08 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name=Uncle>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-jun-06-1929-4756304/ |title='Uncle Ben' Pankey Beloved Public Man Died at Santa Fe |newspaper=[[Alamogordo News]] |page=1 |date=1929-06-06 |access-date=2024-11-08 |via=NewspaperArchive}}</ref>

He died in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] on June 1, 1929.<ref name=Uncle/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-jun-03-1929-4756316/ |title=Pankey's Death |newspaper=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |page=4 |date=1929-06-03 |access-date=2024-11-08 |via=NewspaperArchive}}</ref>

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