Ceferino Quintana (August 12, 1894March 20, 1977) was an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as

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from 1941 through 1943.

Background

Quintana served in

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. He later was a

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, and served as the sheriff of

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, from 1936 through 1940. He was also chair of the San Miguel County

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in the 1930s and 1940s. Quintana ran for

in the 1940 election, and won, taking office in 1941. He served as the acting

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in February and March 1941. In 1942, he decided to run for sheriff of San Miguel County, but lost the election. Quintana lived in

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.
Administration and Use of Public Lands: Part 16: Phoenix, Ariz.: May 10 and 11, 1945
': Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the

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, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 241 (76th Congress) (Government Printing Office: Washington, 1945), pp. 5244-45. Quintana died at the

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on March 20, 1977.

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