Jennie Fortune
Secretary of state
About Jennie Fortune
Lived 1895 – 1996 (aged 101).
Jennie Fortune (March 22, 1895 – April 10, 1996) was an American politician who served as the fourth Secretary of State of New Mexico.
Biography Jennie Fortune was born in Socorro, New Mexico, on March 22, 1895, the daughter of Edward Lawrence Fortune (b. 1863) and Maria Guadalupe Baca (b. July 23, 1868).
During World War II she worked for a Colonel at Luke Air Force Base, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Secretary of state
When was Jennie Fortune born?
Jennie Fortune was born on 22 March 1895 in Socorro.
When did Jennie Fortune die?
Jennie Fortune died on 10 April 1996.
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