William H. H. Llewellyn

Background

Llewellyn, William H. H. was born on September 9, 1854 in Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Howard and Louisa (Fry) Llewellyn.

Education

Tabor (Iowa) College. Studied law 3 years, Omaha, Nebraska, and 4 years Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Career

Admitted to New Mexico bar, 1886. Member of law firm Rynerson, Wade & Llewellyn, 1886-1893, Bonham & Llewellyn, 1901-1904, Llewellyn & Llewellyn, 1908-1910, Llewellyn & Medler, since 1911. Director, attorney several mining and other companies.

Attorney Western Union Telegraph Company for New Mexico United States Indian agent for Apache Indians of New Mexico, 1881-1885. Member New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives, 1897, speaker 1901, 03, chairman Judiciary Committee both sessions. Member 1st State Legislative Assembly, New Mexico, since 1912.

Territorial attorney, 3d District, 1901-1905. United State Attorneys, 1905-1908. Special assistant to United State Attorneys-general, since 1908, in prosecutions of violations of neutrality laws of Congress and smuggling Chinese persons into United States from Mexico.

Also district attorney 8th District, since 1909. Prosecuted for United States Armed Forces&San Francisco Railway Company and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company for violation of Sherman law, 1906. Captain Troop G. 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry (Roosevelt’s Rough Riders), 1898, Spanish-American War.

Promoted major in field, siege of Santiago de Cuba, July, 1898. On Governor Otero’s staff 5 years and Governor Hagerman’s staff about 2 years, to 1906, with rank of colonel and judge advocategen. New Mexico National Guard Delaware Republican National Convention, 1884, 96, 1900, 04, 08.

Membership

Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).

Connections

Married Ida M. Little, March 9, 1878.

Father:

Joseph Howard Llewellyn

Mother:

Louisa (Fry) Llewellyn

Spouse:

Ida M. Little