{{Short description|6th Governor of New Mexico}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James F. Hinkle | image = James Hinkle.jpg | caption = | order1 = 6th | office1 = Governor of New Mexico | term_start1 = January 1, 1923 | term_end1 = January 1, 1925 | lieutenant1 = ''Vacant''<br />[[Jose A. Baca]] | predecessor1 = [[Merritt C. Mechem]] | successor1 = [[Arthur T. Hannett]] | office2 = Member of the [[New Mexico Senate]] | term2 = 1912–1917 | office3 = 8th [[New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands]] | governor3 = [[Arthur Seligman]] | term_start3 = 1931 | term_end3 = 1932 | predecessor3 = Austin D. Crile | successor3 = Frank Vesely | birth_date = {{birth date|1862|10|20}} | birth_place = [[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin County]], Missouri, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1951|3|26|1862|10|20}} | death_place = [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]], New Mexico, U.S. | spouse = Lillie E. Roberts | profession = [[Banker]], [[rancher]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | signature = Signature of James Fielding Hinkle (1862–1951).png | footnotes = }}
'''James Fielding Hinkle''' (October 20, 1862{{spnd}}March 26, 1951) was an American banker, politician and the sixth [[governor of New Mexico]].
== Early life == Hinkle was born in [[Franklin County, Missouri]] on October 20, 1862.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ American Political Leaders 1789–2009]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oMlKAAAAYAAJ American Leaders, 1789–1994: A Biographical Summary]</ref> He studied at the [[University of Missouri]]. In 1885 he moved to [[New Mexico]] and established a successful business career.
== Politics == He served as a member of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners from 1891 to 1893 and also served as a member of the New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896. He became a member of the New Mexico Territorial Senate in 1901 and served as a member of the Lincoln County Board of Equalization from 1901 to 1911. He served as the mayor of [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]] from 1904 to 1906. He then served in the New Mexico State Senate from 1912 to 1917.
He was elected the [[Governor of New Mexico]] by a popular vote on November 7, 1922. During his term, a First World War veteran's property tax exemption was sanctioned. He was the Governor of New Mexico from January 1, 1923 to January 1, 1925.
Hinkle was later elected as [[New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands]] in 1931 and served a single two-year term.<ref>{{cite book|last=State of New Mexico|editor=Kathryn A. Flynn|others=Diana J. Duran|title=2012 Centennial Blue Book|url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf|date=July 2012|publisher=Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State|pages=233–234|access-date=April 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103924/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Public_Records_And_Publications/NMCentennialBlueBook.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Later years == After leaving the office, he remained active in business. He died in [[Roswell, New Mexico]] on March 26, 1951.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-james-f-hinkle-new-mexic/158565856/ |title=James F. Hinkle, New Mexico Governor in 1923–24, Dies |newspaper=[[El Paso Times]] |place=Roswell, New Mexico |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-james-f-hinkle-new-mexic/158565912/ 3] |date=1951-03-27 |access-date=2024-11-06 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1964, he was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Westerners]] of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]] for his contribution to the cattle industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
== See also == * [[List of mayors of Roswell, New Mexico]]
== References == {{Reflist}} * Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. ''Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978'' (1978). Vol 4.
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