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Christian Politicians in Colorado

Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) — also known as Neal D. Bishop — of Denver, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., July 18, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor; member of Colorado state senate, 1950. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion. Died May 20, 1980 (age 79 years, 307 days). Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Presumably named for: Neal Dow   Relatives: Married, February 23, 1928, to Emma S. Alexander.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Frank Lazmer Hays (1889-1951) — also known as Frank L. Hays — of Denver, Colo. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, February 12, 1889. Lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1947-51; died in office 1951. Christian. Died May 28, 1951 (age 62 years, 105 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Adam M. Hays and Mary Elizabeth (Kirkendall) Hays; married 1921 to Frances Eleanor Lundborg.   Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) — also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Denver, Colo. Born near Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, January 9, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state legislature, 1900; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated, 1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Christian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died August 7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.   Relatives: Married 1889 to Tida Zimmerman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Gordon James Klingenschmitt (b. 1968) — also known as Gordon Klingenschmitt — Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 5, 1968. Republican. Chaplain; wore his Navy uniform at a 2006 political protest, with Roy Moore, in front of the White House; subsequently court-martialed for disobeying a lawful order; he had been prohibited from appearing at political events in uniform; ultimately discharged from the Navy; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 2015-16; candidate for Colorado state senate, 2016. Evangelical Christian. Still living as of 2016.   See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons

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