Background
Hockenhull was born in rural Missouri. He attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in 1897, and studied law at the University of Texas at Austin. Hockenhull married Mame Drake of Bolivar, Missouri on November 20, 1901, and had three daughters.
Hockenhull moved to New Mexico Territory in 1908 and began practicing law in Clovis in 1909. He also served as assistant district attorney (1912–1916), and city attorney for six years. A Democrat, Hockenhull was elected Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 1930 and was re-elected in 1932. He became Governor upon the death of Governor Arthur Seligman in September, 1933, and completed the term in 1934.
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