Tranquilino Luna was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico

Los Lunas, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*2.0% Black*2.5% Native American*0.8% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.2% Two or more races*18.3% Other races*57.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Luna attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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 in Columbia, Missouri

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. He engaged extensively in stock raising.

Luna served as delegate to the Republican National Convention

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s in 1880 and 1888. Luna was elected as a Republican

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 to the Forty-seventh Congress

47th United States Congress

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 (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He presented credentials as a Delegate-elect to the Forty-eighth Congress

48th United States Congress

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 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

Sheriff

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 of Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.2% White*1.4% Black*3.8% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.0% Two or more races*17.0% Other races*58.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, from 1888-1892. He died in Peralta, New Mexico

Peralta, New Mexico

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, on November 20, 1892, and was buried in Los Lunas Cemetery in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

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