Alejo Bay
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Alejo Bay was an Irish Mexican
Irish Mexican
Irish Mexicans are inhabitants of Mexico that are immigrants from or descendants of immigrants from Ireland...

 political leader.

Political career

His father was Thomas Bay, an Irish-American from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

.

Don Alejo Bay figured during a long time in political and federal issues in the Mexican state of Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

. Alejo Bay was two times federal deputy
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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, senator of the republic
Senate of Mexico
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, local representative and governor of Sonora
Governor of Sonora
List of governors of Sonora since 1917:*2009–2015 Guillermo Padrés Elías*2003–2009 Eduardo Bours Castelo*1997–2003 Armando López Nogales*1991–1997 Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera*1991–1991 Mario Morúa Johnson...

 during the Constitutional period from 1923 to 1927. He was also the Secretary of Treasury during 1939, under the command of general Macias Valenzuela. He had a good friendship with President
President of Mexico
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 Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón
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. During 1920, as a senator, he joined a group that was led by generals Jose Gonzalo Escobar and Fausto Topete, which caused him to march in the desert for five years.

Death

Alejo Bay died in Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
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, United States
United States
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. His death made a hard impact on the people of Sonora because of his devoted actions towards the poor people. Many people remember him as a man of very big heart and a very noble personality.

Sources

States
  • http://www.historiadehermosillo.com/ARTICULOS/DONALEJOBAY.htm
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