About Gene Lusk
Lived 1920 – 1969 (aged 48). Gene Lusk was an American politician.
Thomas Eugene Lusk (June 4, 1920 – February 14, 1969) was an American politician from the state of New Mexico.
Early life and education Lusk was born in 1920 on a ranch near Lovington, New Mexico, to Dolph and Georgia Lee Lusk, who served one term as U.S. Representative. He graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1937 and the University of Michigan in 1948.
Career Lusk began practicing law in 1949. Lusk also served in the United States Army from 1942 and 1946.
In 1952, Lusk was elected to the New Mexico Senate, serving as majority leader from 1957 until 1959. He served as a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Who was Gene Lusk?
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Gene Lusk was born on 4 June 1920 in Lovington.
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Gene Lusk died on 14 February 1969 in Carlsbad.
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Gene Lusk was a politician.
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Gene Lusk was American.
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