Beatrice Roach Gottlieb (April 15, 1919 – October 8, 2011) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of New Mexico from 1951 to 1954.
She was raised in Mountainair, New Mexico.[1] In 1950, she declared her candidacy for the office of secretary of state. Then known as Beatrice Bassett Roach,[2] she first took office at the age of 32, and was the youngest person in the United States to serve as a secretary of state at the time.[3] Gottlieb's second term ended in 1954, and she was succeeded by Natalie Smith Buck. Gottlieb ran for a third term in 1957, but lost to Betty Fiorina.[2]
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Juan Carlos (October 27, 2011). "Gottlieb: Former Secretary of State and Mountainair Native Dies at 92". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "[Unreadable title]". Santa Fe New Mexican. No. Newspapers.com. November 20, 1957. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Trimmer, Maurice (January 11, 1959). "Burroughs' Office Staff Knows Politics". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
