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Tranquilino Luna

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Tranquilino Luna
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico Territory's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 5, 1884
(Delegate)
Preceded byMariano S. Otero
Succeeded byFrancisco A. Manzanares
Personal details
BornFebruary 25, 1849
Los Lunas, New Mexico Territory
DiedNovember 20, 1892(1892-11-20) (aged 43)
Peralta, New Mexico Territory
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Missouri

Tranquilino Luna (February 25, 1849 – November 20, 1892) was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Luna attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He engaged extensively in stock raising.

Luna served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1888. Luna was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He presented credentials as a Delegate-elect to the Forty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1883, until March 5, 1884, when he was succeeded by Francisco A. Manzanares, who contested his election. After leaving Congress, he was the Sheriff of Valencia County, New Mexico, from 1888-1892. He died in Peralta, New Mexico, on November 20, 1892, and was buried in Los Lunas Cemetery in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

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  • United States Congress. "Tranquilino Luna (id: L000513)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byMariano S. Otero Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico March 4, 1881 - March 5, 1884 Succeeded byFrancisco A. Manzanares

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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