Background
WALTON, William Bell was born on January 23, 1871 in Altoona, Blair Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Adessa (Bell) Walton.
WALTON, William Bell was born on January 23, 1871 in Altoona, Blair Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Adessa (Bell) Walton.
Educated South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, New Jersey.
1927, El Paso, Texas Appointed Clerk, United States District Court, Third Judicial District of New Mexico, 1895-1898. Elected Member House of Representative, New Mexico Legislature, 1900-1902. Company Clerk, Grant Company, New Mexico, 1902, re-elected 1904-1906.
Elected Member Constitutional Convention, New Mexico, 1910, First Senate of New Mexico, 1911-1916. Elected to United States House of Representative from New Mexico, 1917-1919, World War Congress. Appointed District Attorney, Sixth Judicial District, New Mexico, 1925, elected 1926, to fill unexpired term, re-electd 1928- Chairman New Mexico Democrat Central Committee.
1910; Candidate for United States Senate, Member: Elks. New Mexico Masons (Grand Past Master). Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar, Scottish Rite, Mystic Shrine.
Member House of Representatives, New Mexico Ty., 1901-1902. Member New Mexico Constitutional Convention, 1910. Member 1st State Senate of New Mexico, 1912-1916.
Member 65th Congress (1917-1919), New Mexico at-large.
Mason. Grand Master of.
Married Leoline Ashenfelter, January 5, 1893. Married second, Frances Hoffman, December 31, 1927. Children: Eda Lou, Mistress Leona Neblett, William B.