# Ceferino Quintana

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American politician

Caferino Quintana 12th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico In office January 1, 1941 – January 1, 1943 Governor John E. Miles Preceded by James Murray, Sr. Succeeded by James B. Jones Personal details Born August 12, 1894 Died March 20, 1977 (aged 82) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Party Democratic Military service Battles/wars World War I

**Ceferino Quintana** (August 12, 1894 – March 20, 1977) was an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as the 12th [lieutenant governor of New Mexico](/source/Lieutenant_governor_of_New_Mexico) from 1941 through 1943.

## Background

Quintana served in [World War I](/source/World_War_I).[1] He was later a [U.S. Marshal](/source/U.S._Marshal), and served as the [sheriff](/source/Sheriff) of [San Miguel County, New Mexico](/source/San_Miguel_County%2C_New_Mexico), from 1936 through 1940.[2] He was also chair of the San Miguel County [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]

Quintana ran for [lieutenant governor of New Mexico](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico) in the 1940 election, and won,[3] taking office in 1941.[4] He served as the acting [governor of New Mexico](/source/Governor_of_New_Mexico) in February and March 1941.[5] In 1942, he decided to run for sheriff of San Miguel County,[6] but lost the election.[7]

Quintana lived in [Pecos, New Mexico](/source/Pecos%2C_New_Mexico).[8]

Quintana died at the [Albuquerque Veterans Administration Medical Center](/source/Albuquerque_Veterans_Administration_Medical_Center) on March 20, 1977.[1]

## See also

- [List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States](/source/List_of_minority_governors_and_lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_1-2) ["22 Mar 1977, 10"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/581520309/?terms=ceferino%20quintana&match=1). *The Santa Fe New Mexican*. March 22, 1977. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["23 Mar 1977, Page 1"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/35601777/?terms=ceferino%20quintana&match=1). *Las Vegas Optic*. March 23, 1977. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["28 Jul 1971, 2"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/581368676/?terms=ceferino%20quintana%20robert%20botts&match=1). *The Santa Fe New Mexican*. July 28, 1971. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["25 Jan 1941, Page 4"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/156820672/?terms=ceferino%20quintana&match=1). *Albuquerque Journal*. January 25, 1941. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["21 Feb 1941, Page 1"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/156844545/?terms=ceferino%20quintana%20mexico&match=1). *Albuquerque Journal*. February 21, 1941. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["17 Jul 1942, 4"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/583985885/?terms=ceferino%20quintana&match=1). *The Santa Fe New Mexican*. July 17, 1942. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["5 Nov 1942, Page 9"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/156830687/?terms=%22ceferino%20quintana%22%20sheriff&match=1). *Albuquerque Journal*. November 5, 1942. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hrg_8-0)** *[Administration and Use of Public Lands: Part 16: Phoenix, Ariz.: May 10 and 11, 1945](https://books.google.com/books?id=WbVFAQAAMAAJ)*: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the [United States Senate Committee on Public Lands and Surveys](/source/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Public_Lands_and_Surveys), [Seventy-seventh Congress](/source/Seventy-seventh_Congress), First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 241 (76th Congress) (Government Printing Office: Washington, 1945), pp. 5244-45.

v t e Lieutenant governors of New Mexico E. C. de Baca Lindsey Pankey Duckworth Baca Sargent Woodward Hockenhull L. C. de Baca Dow Murray Quintana Jones Montoya Chávez Montoya Mead Bolack Easley Francis Mondragón Ferguson Mondragón Runnels Stahl Luna Bradley Denish Sanchez Morales

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