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Albert Fall
Republican · Senate · New Mexico · 1912–1921
Albert Fall was a Republican U.S. senator from New Mexico, serving 1912–1921. Cast 782 votes and missed 61.6%.
- Years in Congress
- 8
- Votes missed
- 61.6%
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1944
Biography
Albert Bacon Fall was a United States senator from New Mexico and secretary of the interior under President Warren G. Harding who became infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal; he was the only person convicted as a result of the affair. As a captain in the United States Army, he supported a military invasion of Mexico in 1916 as a means of ending Pancho Villa's raids.
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Terms in office
- Senate, New Mexico1912–1921 · Republican
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Capitol Receipts, “Albert Fall (R-NM), Senate 1912–1921,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/F000011/albert-fall (accessed 2026-10-13).