Ralph E. Twitchell

Ralph Emerson Twitchell, who went by Ralph E. Twitchell, (1859–1925) was an American attorney, historicist, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and chairman of the Rio Grande Commission, which drafted a treaty between the United States and Mexico leading to the building of the Elephant Butte Dam in his state. Twitchell helped organize the first National Irrigation Congress in 1891. He designed the first Flag of New Mexico in 1915.

Ralph E. Twitchell
3rd Mayor of Santa Fe
Preceded by	Manuel Valdez
Succeeded by	J.H. Sloan
Personal details
Born	(1859-11-29)November 29, 1859 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died	(1925-08-26)August 26, 1925 Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican Party (United States)
Spouse(s)	Margaret Olivia Collins; Estelle Bennett Burton
Education	University of Kansas; University of Michigan

Ralph Emerson Twitchell was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to David Sawin and Delia Scott Twitchell.[1] He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Kansas and his L.L.B. from the University of Michigan. He first moved to New Mexico Territory in 1882, settling in Las Vegas, New Mexico to work in the law office of Henry L. Waldo.[1]

For forty-three years Twitchell worked in the legal department of the Santa Fe Railroad. He was prosecuting attorney for Santa Fe County and special counsel for the U.S. Department of the Interior dealing with Native American and water-rights cases.[2]

In 1885, he married Margaret Olivia Collins.[3][4]

He died August 25, 1925, at the age of 68 in Los Angeles, California, leaving his second wife, Estella B. Twitchell, as well as two brothers, Waldo C. Twitchell and W. B. Twitchell.[2][5][6]

Bibliography

• Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1912). Leading Facts of New Mexico's History. Volume 2. Cedar Rapids, Ia.: The Torch Press. OCLC 14987171.
• Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1914). The Spanish Archives of New Mexico. New York: Arno Press. OCLC 2188907.
• Old Santa Fe
• Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1929). Genealogy of the Twitchell Family. New York, N.Y.: H.K. Twitchell. OCLC 260076039.

References

1. Jenkins, Myra Ellen (1966). "A Dedication to the Memory of Ralph Emerson Twitchell 1859-1925". Arizona and the West. 8 (2): 103–106. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. "Former Mayor of Santa Fe Called," Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1925, page A-1 Access to this link may require the use of a library card.
3. "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V287-35P : 18 January 2020), Ralph E. Twitchell, 1885.
4. "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-KLS2 : 2 October 2019), Ralph E Twitchell and Margaret Olivia Collins, 09 Dec 1885; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424541.
5. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQW-SGRQ : 26 September 2019), Ralph Emerson Twitchell, 1925.
6. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-NQ94 : 8 November 2017), Ralph E Twitchell, 26 Aug 1925; citing 37335, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,047.

External links

• Twitchell, Ralph Emerson.
• Ralph E. Twitchell at Find a Grave