Draft:Benjamin J. Waters

Benjamin J. Waters (–) was a justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1870 to 1871.^[1]

"One term was also enough for Benjamin J. Waters, appointed April 1870. The constant traveling through unsettled country, inhabited by hostile Indians, was too arduous; he returned East".^[2]

Waters was from Ray County, Missouri, and served in the Missouri state legislature.^[3]

References

^ Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: its resources and people. Vol. 1. Los Angeles: Pacific States Pub. Co. OCLC 1692911.
^ Weihofen, Henry. "New Mexico : The Territorial and District Courts" (PDF). Tenth Circuit Historical Society. Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "100 Years Ago: From the files of The New Mexican for April 30, 1870", The Santa Fe New Mexican (April 30, 1970), p. 10.

Political offices
Preceded by Abram Bergen	Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court 1870–1871	Succeeded by Daniel B. Johnson

Category:Justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court

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[History-1] Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: its resources and people. Vol. 1. Los Angeles: Pacific States Pub. Co. OCLC 1692911.

[2] Weihofen, Henry. "New Mexico : The Territorial and District Courts" (PDF). Tenth Circuit Historical Society. Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[3] "100 Years Ago: From the files of The New Mexican for April 30, 1870", The Santa Fe New Mexican (April 30, 1970), p. 10.

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