Benjamin Franklin Pankey (August 16, 1861 – June 1, 1929) was an American politician who served as the third lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 1919 to 1921 and as the 6th New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands from 1927 to 1929.

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Benjamin F. Pankey
6th New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
In office January 1, 1927 – June 1, 1929
Governor	Richard C. Dillon
Preceded by	Edwin B. Swope
Succeeded by	Austin D. Crile
3rd Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
In office January 1, 1919 – January 1, 1921
Governor	Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Preceded by	Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Succeeded by	William H. Duckworth
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Born	Benjamin Franklin Pankey (1861-08-16)August 16, 1861 Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1929(1929-06-01) (aged 67) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Party	Republican
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1. ^ Representative New Mexicans. Denver, Colorado: C. S. Peterson. 1912. p. 236. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
2. ^ ^{a b} "'Uncle Ben' Pankey Beloved Public Man Died at Santa Fe". Alamogordo News. June 6, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
3. ^ "Pankey's Death". Albuquerque Journal. June 3, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

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