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Teacher Politicians in Colorado
school teachers, principals, superintendents

  John T. Barnett (b. 1869) — of Silverton, San Juan County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Ouray County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22, 1869. Democrat. School principal; newspaper editor; lawyer; Ouray County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January 24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7, 1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner.
  Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) — also known as Warren A. Haggott — of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born near Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, May 18, 1864. Republican. School teacher; mining engineer; lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado state senate, 1903-05; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated, 1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Denver, Colo., April 29, 1958 (age 93 years, 346 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Pearl Haggott and Margaret Agnes (Gamble) Haggott; married, December 29, 1897, to Lou Willie Cecil.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Silas Hill (1886-1972) — also known as William S. Hill — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born in Corning, Nemaha County, Kan., January 20, 1886. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1920; secretary to Gov. Ralph Carr; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., August 28, 1972 (age 86 years, 221 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, March 25, 1907, to S. Rachel Trower.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mary Cal Hollis — of Colorado. Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark. Socialist. School teacher; candidate for President of the United States, 1996; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) — of Las Animas, Bent County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio, August 15, 1888. Republican. Superintendent of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 10, 1919, to Marie Sallach.
  Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) — also known as Harry E. Kelly — of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie County, Ill.; Denver, Colo. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 27, 1870. Republican. Newspaper editor; school principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie L. Speer; married 1903 to Edna (McElravy) Smalley.
  Polito Martinez Jr. (1906-1993) — of Fort Garland, Costilla County, Colo.; Leadville, Lake County, Colo. Born in Fort Garland, Costilla County, Colo., February 18, 1906. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Hispanic ancestry. Member, National Education Association; Lions. Died July 18, 1993 (age 87 years, 150 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hipolito Martinez and Maria (Medina) Martinez.
  Robert Stuart McCollum (1916-1987) — also known as Robert S. McCollum — of Denver, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., November 23, 1916. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Auto Equipment Company, 1946-57; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1956; vice-chancellor, University of Denver, 1960-69; travel agency owner. Member, Rotary. Died in January, 1987 (age 70 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stuart T. McCollum and Mary B. (Hadley) McCollum; married, May 2, 1947, to Lydia E. Nelson.
  Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) — also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low Baird — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Marine City, St. Clair County, Mich., February 10, 1902. Socialist. School teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1968. Female. Scottish, English, and German ancestry. Died, of malignant lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 1, 1996 (age 94 years, 81 days). Her body was donated to the University of Michigan Medical School. Cremated; ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Baird and Grace Elizabeth (Low) Baird; half-sister of Henry Robert Baird; married, October 22, 1935, to Ralph Waldo Muncy.
  Political family: Muncy-Baird-Ackley family of St. Clair, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Nelson R. Park Nelson Renfrew Park (1890-1979) — also known as Nelson R. Park — of Longmont, Boulder County, Colo.; Boulder, Boulder County, Colo.; Winter Park, Orange County, Fla. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 25, 1890. School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in La Paz, 1919-22; Guatemala City, 1922-23; Callao-Lima, 1923-26; U.S. Consul in Callao-Lima, 1926-27; Ceiba, 1927-30; Torreon, 1930-37; Barranquilla, 1937-42; Matamoros, 1942-44; Barcelona, 1944-48; U.S. Consul General in Kingston, 1948-50. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Legion. Died in Winter Park, Orange County, Fla., July 20, 1979 (age 88 years, 237 days). Interment at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Winter Park, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Gilkerson (Esden) Park and Henry James Park; married, August 4, 1928, to Grace Decker Coleman.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1922)
  Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) — also known as Dan Schaefer — of Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, January 25, 1936. Republican. School teacher; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado state senate, 1979-82; U.S. Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99. Catholic. Member, Jaycees. Died, of cancer, in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colo., April 16, 2006 (age 70 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Bateman Timberlake (1854-1941) — also known as Charles B. Timberlake — of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colo.; Sterling, Logan County, Colo. Born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, September 25, 1854. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Colorado Republican State Committee, 1892-1910; Phillips County Clerk, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1915-33. Died in Sterling, Logan County, Colo., May 31, 1941 (age 86 years, 248 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) — also known as S. Harrison White — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Maries County, Mo., December 24, 1864. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated, 1928. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., December 21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Jonah W. White and Cloa Ann (Reader) White; married, December 25, 1893, to Eva Dunbaugh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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