| William Aloysius Keleher was born in 1886
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| | altercation in the coal fields It was
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| in Lawrence, Kansas. His parents, David
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| | then when the "Mechem-Keleher" report on
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| Keleher and Mary Ann Keleher moved to
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| | the Gallup coal strike was engendered
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1889. There,
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| | that forced the federal government to
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| William enrolled at Saint Mary's
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| | settle the strike.
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| Parochial School and studied until 1900
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| | William's service on the New Mexico State
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| when he started working as a messenger
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| | University (previously known as the New
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| for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
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| | Mexico College of Agriculture and
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| His initial position was that of a
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| | Mechanic Arts), the Museum of New Mexico,
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| counter clerk. However, he was promoted
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| | the Old Lincoln County Memorial
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| to the post of telegraph operator within
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| | Commission was greatly appreciated. He
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| a short time. William tried different
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| | also held a few private sector positions
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| alternatives career after that. For a
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| | carrying tremendous importance. He was
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| brief period, he worked for the board of
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| | the director of the US Equitable Life
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| education and a development company
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| | Assurance Society and the legal counsel
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| called Bluewater (both situated locally).
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| | for the New Mexico Public Service
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| His praiseworthy writing skills caught
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| | Company.
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| the attention of local newspapermen who
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| | It will not be an exaggeration to opine
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| instantly appointed him as a newspaper
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| | that William's most significant
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| reporter in the year of 1908. Meanwhile,
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| | non-professional activities were his
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| he also wrote for the Albuquerque Journal
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| | writings. He was an eager scholar of New
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| and Albuquerque Evening Herald. Later on,
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| | Mexico history and he officially became
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| he would act as the city editor for both
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| | an authoritative author on the topic in
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| newspapers. He came in touch with many
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| | 1929 when he delivered a speech on the
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| prominent New Mexicans while working as a
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| | Maxwell Land Grant in a conference held
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| reporter. This was the time when he got
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| | in Amarillo, Texas. Interestingly, it
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| interested in law while observing
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| | resulted in his first book which was
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| contemporary events. William enrolled in
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| | entitled "The Maxwell Land Grant" (1942).
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| the Law School at Washington and Lee
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| | He went on to write more books after
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| University in September, 1913 and after
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| | publishing that work. It is truly a
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| merely two years, graduated successfully
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| | praiseworthy fact that William never
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| in 1915. He was admitted to the New
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| | neglected his law firm's regular hours
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| Mexico Bar in that same year. After
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| | despite the demands of writing books like
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| returning to Albuquerque, he commenced
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| | The Fabulous Frontier, Turmoil in New
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| working as city attorney. He, then,
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| | Mexico, Violence in Lincoln Country, New
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| joined a legal practice with George
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| | Mexicans I Knew, and Memoirs. His last
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| Downer which lasted till 1930. The next
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| | book came out in 1969.
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| year, he founded another practice with
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| | William was honored by innumerable groups
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| A.H. McLeod. It should be noted that the
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| | for his impressive accomplishments. Among
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| firm still exists after so many years.
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| | them, the Immaculate Conception Church,
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| Moreover, it is considered one of the
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| | Tucker Chapter of Phi-Delta-Phi, and the
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| best law firms in that zone.
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| | Phi Beta Kappa were considered the most
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| Outside the professional life, William
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| | elite ones. In addition, William was also
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| was also a diligently active New Mexican
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| | honored by few educational institutes. He
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| citizen. For several years, he acted as
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| | received an honorary Master of Arts and
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| the chairman of the Democratic State
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| | an honorary LL.D in 1946 and 1968,
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| Central Committee of New Mexico. He
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| | respectively from the same university
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| served under the State Board of Finance
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| | (University of New Mexico). He received
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| from 1932 to 1949. When the first
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| | another LL.D from the University of
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| national bank of Albuquerque failed
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| | Albuquerque in 1968. Eventually, he was
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| miserably in 1933, he served as its
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| | included in the prestigious New Mexico
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| conservator. In 1933, Governor appointed
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| | Hall of Fame, in the year of 1964.
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| William to investigate the labor
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