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College and University President Politicians in Colorado

William Lester Armstrong (1937-2016) — also known as William L. Armstrong; Bill Armstrong — of Aurora, Adams County, Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Fremont, Dodge County, Neb., March 16, 1937. Republican. Radio station president; banker; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1963-64; member of Colorado state senate, 1965-72; U.S. Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1973-79; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1979-91; president, Colorado Christian University, 2006. Died, from cancer, in Denver, Colo., July 5, 2016 (age 79 years, 111 days). Burial location unknown.   Cross-reference: Dudley Brown   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   George Hanks Brown (b. 1940) — also known as Hank Brown — of Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., February 12, 1940. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of Colorado state senate, 1973-77; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1978; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1981-91; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1991-97. Congregationalist. President, University of Northern Colorado, from 1998. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) — also known as Henry A. Buchtel — of Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex County, N.J.; Denver, Colo. Born near Akron, Summit County, Ohio, September 30, 1847. Republican. Ordained minister; chancellor, University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of Colorado, 1907-09. Methodist. Died October 22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel; married, February 4, 1873, to Mary Nelson Stevenson.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial Herbert Spencer Hadley (1872-1927) — also known as Herbert S. Hadley — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., February 20, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-03; Missouri state attorney general, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908, 1912, 1916; Governor of Missouri, 1909-13; law professor; Chancellor, Washington University, 1923-27. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in St. Louis, Mo., December 1, 1927 (age 55 years, 284 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Maj. John Milton Hadley and Harriet (Beach) Hadley; married, October 8, 1901, to Agnes Lee; father of John Milton Hadley.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1908   James Quigg Newton Jr. (1911-2003) — also known as J. Quigg Newton — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., August 3, 1911. Mayor of Denver, Colo., 1947-55; president, University of Colorado system, 1956-63. Died in Denver, Colo., April 4, 2003 (age 91 years, 244 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Relatives: Married to Virginia Shafroth.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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