| | '''David Francis Cargo''', self-named in his autobiography as "Lonesome Dave" Cargo (January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013), was the 22nd [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]], a post which he filled from 1967 to 1971. An [[attorney]], Cargo served earlier from 1963 to 1967 as a state representative from the state's largest city, [[Albuquerque]].<ref name=bio>David F. Cargo, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, no longer on line.</ref> | | '''David Francis Cargo''', self-named in his autobiography as "Lonesome Dave" Cargo (January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013), was the 22nd [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]], a post which he filled from 1967 to 1971. An [[attorney]], Cargo served earlier from 1963 to 1967 as a state representative from the state's largest city, [[Albuquerque]].<ref name=bio>David F. Cargo, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, no longer on line.</ref> |
| − | A [[Moderate Republican]], he was often at odds with the conservative faction in the New Mexico GOP. | + | A [[Moderate Republican]], he was often at odds with the [[conservative]] faction in the New Mexico GOP. |