Colorado Governors: Jesse Fuller McDonald
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with Jesse Fuller McDonald, Colorado’s 16th governor.
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Colorado Governors: James H. Peabody
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with James H. Peabody, Colorado’s 13th (and,…
Colorado’s Governors: James B. Orman
We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with James B. Orman.
Colorado Governors: Charles Spalding Thomas
Colorado’s governor from 1899 to 1901 was Charles Spalding Thomas, who served a single two-year…
Remembering Governor Lamm
Last week came the news that former Colorado governor Richard Lamm passed away. He would…
Colorado Governors: Albert W. McIntire
Colorado’s governor from 1895 to 1897 was Albert Wills McIntire, who served a single two-year…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Day Colorado Had Three Governors
116 years ago today occurred one of the strangest events in Colorado political history —…
Colorado Governors: Davis Waite
Colorado’s only third-party governor, Davis Hanson Waite, served in office from 1893 to 1895. Waite…
Colorado Governors: Job Adams Cooper
Job A. Cooper served as Colorado governor from 1889 to 1891. It was a time…
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…