Colorado Governors: Job Adams Cooper
Job A. Cooper served as Colorado governor from 1889 to 1891. It was a time…
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Colorado Governors: Alva Adams
Continuing our series on Colorado’s chief executives, we now turn to Alva Adams, whose multiple…
Colorado Governors: Benjamin Eaton
Benjamin Harrison Eaton first came to Colorado in the 1859 Gold Rush. He had been…
Colorado Governors: James B. Grant
James Benton Grant served as Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was the…
Colorado Governors: Frederick W. Pitkin
Colorado’s Pitkin County was named for Frederick Walker Pitkin, who served as governor of the…
Colorado Governors: John L. Routt
John L. Routt has the distinction of being both the final territorial governor of Colorado…
Governor’s Inauguration
On January 8 Colorado’s new Governor, Jared Polis, and Lt. Governor, Dianne Primavera, will be…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s First Ladies
March is Women’s History Month, an appropriate time to recognize the First Ladies of our…
Time Machine Tuesday: State of the State Speeches
The 2018 legislative session begins tomorrow, and traditionally the first week of the session includes…
Colorado Governors: Samuel Elbert
Colorado’s highest mountain bears the name of Samuel H. Elbert, territorial governor of Colorado from…
Colorado Governors: Edward McCook
Edward Moody McCook served two non-consecutive terms as territorial governor. Originally from Ohio, McCook had…
Colorado Governors: Alexander Cameron Hunt
Colorado’s fourth territorial governor, Republican Alexander Hunt, was appointed to lead the territory on April…
Colorado Governors: Alexander Cummings
After the resignation of John Evans, Alexander Cummings (served 1865-1867) was appointed Territorial Governor of…
Colorado Governors: John Evans
Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, is remembered for his many contributions to the development…
Colorado Governors: William Gilpin
The first governor of Colorado Territory, William Gilpin, was appointed by Abraham Lincoln and served…
Time Machine Tuesday: Davis Waite and the City Hall War
Colorado’s only third-party governor, Davis Waite, was elected in 1892 as a member of the…
Time Machine Tuesday: A Governor’s View of Colorado Political History
This Election Day, as history is being made in our state, let’s step back and…
Time Machine Tuesday: Governor Lamm's Executive Orders
Colorado governors’ executive orders are divided into three categories: 1) A Orders, which appoint individuals…
The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
The Colorado governor’s mansion, officially named the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, is the…
Time Machine Tuesday: Ralph Carr Salutes Delph Carpenter
Ralph Carr Colorado Governor Ralph L. Carr (served 1939-1943) is best known for standing up…