Draft:List of governors of New Mexico
In July 1862, President Lincoln made him Secretary of the New Mexico Territory, and he settled at Santa Fe and served in this capacity for the next five years. After Governor Henry Connelly died in July 1866, he served as acting governor for around six months until Robert B. Mitchell arrived. Upon the expiration of his service in 1867, he was again appointed as an Indian agent of the Utes and Jicarilla in the New Mexico Territory.
emphasis mine. Arlo James Barnes 07:45, 6 May 2024 (UTC)