Miguel Ahumada

Miguel Ahumada Sauceda (1844–1917) served as the Governor of Chihuahua and Jalisco.

Miguel Ahumada Sauceda
Governor of Chihuahua
In office October 4, 1892 – February 27, 1903
Preceded by	Rafael Pimentel
Succeeded by	Joaquín Cortázar
Governor of Jalisco
In office March 1, 1903 – January 25, 1911
Preceded by	Luis del Carmen Curiel
Succeeded by	Juan R. Zavala
Governor of Chihuahua
In office January 31, 1911 – June 1910
Preceded by	Alberto Terrazas Cuilty
Succeeded by	Abraham González
Personal details
Born	1844 Colima
Died	1917 El Paso, Texas
Political party	Active and Progressive
Profession	Governor, soldier, and carpenter

Born in Colima in 1844, in his youth he worked as a carpenter and in customs inspection. He fought against the government of Maximilian I; initially under the command of General Ramón Corona and then under Sóstenes Rocha. He was a political prefect, a local deputy, and a commander of arms in Colima. He subsequently was assigned to the Marine Reserve Command in Guaymas, Sonora and as Governor of Chihuahua. In 1904, he was elected Governor of Jalisco, winning reelection until January 1911 as an Active and Progressive. Ahumada was seen as a possible successor to President Porfirio Díaz prior to the Mexican Revolution. In 1913, he was a deputy in the 9th district of Jalisco in the legislative chamber called up by President Victoriano Huerta. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1914.[1] He emigrated north to El Paso, Texas. He died there on August 27 of 1916.