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Politician members in Colorado

  Michael Alarid (1919-2007) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., March 13, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; supermarket owner; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1965-66; member of New Mexico state senate, 1967-72, 1985-92 (34th District 1967-72, 12th District 1985-92). Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Pi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died August 1, 2007 (age 88 years, 141 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Alarid and Eutemia (Gonzales) Alarid; married, May 19, 1941, to Stella Salazar.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) — also known as Gordon Allott — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., January 2, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948, 1952, 1956 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964 (delegation chair), 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary; American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta Sigma Pi. Died, of cancer, in Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo., January 17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott; married, May 15, 1934, to Welda O. Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Teller Ammons (1895-1972) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., December 3, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1930-35; Governor of Colorado, 1937-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. Died January 16, 1972 (age 76 years, 44 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Milton Ammons and Elizabeth (Fleming) Ammons; married, September 9, 1933, to Esther Davis.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George J. Baker (1898-1964) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, March 17, 1898. Democrat. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in May, 1964 (age 66 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 5, 1935, to Kathryn Fry.
  Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) — also known as Donald G. Brotzman — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born near Sterling, Logan County, Colo., June 28, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1956; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary; Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Federal Bar Association; Jaycees. Died in Alexandria, Va., September 15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79 days). Interment at Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Brotzman and Priscilla Ruth (Kittle) Brotzman; married, April 9, 1944, to Louise L. Reed.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) — also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer; "Mr. Republican" — of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Denver, Colo., August 4, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956, 1960, 1972; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets; Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Order of Ahepa. Died, from complications of a heart attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Fla., October 18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Walter B. Cramer and Doreen E. Cramer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Charles Day Jr. (b. 1908) — also known as Edward C. Day, Jr. — of Colorado. Born in Denver, Colo., December 21, 1908. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in Colorado, 1947-48; district judge in Colorado, 1948-56; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-76; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1962-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
John D. Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell.
  Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) — also known as Peter H. Dominick — of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., July 7, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Hobe Sound, Martin County, Fla., March 18, 1981 (age 65 years, 254 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Nephew of Howard Alexander Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Lawrence Hinkley (b. 1896) — also known as H. Lawrence Hinkley — of Logan County, Colo.; Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Sterling, Logan County, Colo., May 16, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; Colorado state attorney general, 1945-48. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 8, 1921, to Katherine W. Lester.
  Gail Leonard Ireland (1895-1988) — also known as Gail L. Ireland — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., November 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Colorado state attorney general, 1941-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in 1988 (age about 92 years). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence Mead Ireland and Bertha (Strawn) Ireland; married, January 9, 1924, to Eleanor Staats; married, March 24, 1927, to Jewel Cawthon; first cousin of Clarence Leo Ireland.
  Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) — also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve McNichols — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., March 7, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; FBI agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960, 1968; member, Arrangements Committee, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died, of heart failure, at University Hospital, Denver, Colo., November 25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols; brother of William Henry McNichols Jr.; married, June 27, 1942, to Marjory Roberta Hart.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Rice William Means (1877-1949) — also known as Rice W. Means; "Puffed Rice" — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 16, 1877. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Adams County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1924-27. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Ku Klux Klan. Died in Denver, Colo., January 30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married 1902 to C. Frances Dickinson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  O. Otto Moore (b. 1896) — of Colorado. Born in Floyds Knobs, Floyd County, Ind., June 14, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1949-69; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1957-58. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) — also known as Alan K. Simpson — of Cody, Park County, Wyo. Born in Denver, Colo., September 2, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Milward Lee Simpson.
  Cross-reference: Anthony J. Principi
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Floyd L. Snyder Sr. (1901-1983) — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Stonington, Baca County, Colo., February 27, 1901. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; abstract and title business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 11th District, 1947-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Forty and Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1983 (age about 82 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1934, to Sybil D. Burrus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Jack Tomsic (b. 1925) — also known as Albert J. Tomsic — of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colo. Born in Delagua, Las Animas County, Colo., April 26, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1953-62; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Huerfano County Attorney; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1962. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank L. Tomsic and Mary (Jerman) Tomsic; married, August 20, 1955, to Patricia Ann Sudar.
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