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Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Governors: George Alfred Carlson

Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with George A. Carlson, Colorado’s 20th governor.

Miranda Doran-Myers, February 3, 2023
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: John F. Shafroth

Our series on Colorado’s governors continues with John F. Shafroth, Colorado’s 18th governor. Governor Shafroth…

Miranda Doran-Myers, August 16, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Governors: Henry A. Buchtel

We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with Henry Augustus Buchtel, Colorado’s 17th governor.

Miranda Doran-Myers, June 30, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Jesse Fuller McDonald

We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with Jesse Fuller McDonald, Colorado’s 16th governor.

Miranda Doran-Myers, May 12, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: James H. Peabody

We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with James H. Peabody, Colorado’s 13th (and,…

Miranda Doran-Myers, March 23, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Governors: James B. Orman

We are continuing our series introducing Colorado’s governors with James B. Orman.

Miranda Doran-Myers, January 21, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Charles Spalding Thomas

Colorado’s governor from 1899 to 1901 was Charles Spalding Thomas, who served a single two-year…

Samantha Hager, November 15, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Remembering Governor Lamm

Last week came the news that former Colorado governor Richard Lamm passed away. He would…

Amy Zimmer, August 2, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Albert W. McIntire

Colorado’s governor from 1895 to 1897 was Albert Wills McIntire, who served a single two-year…

Amy Zimmer, April 19, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Day Colorado Had Three Governors

116 years ago today occurred one of the strangest events in Colorado political history —…

Amy Zimmer, March 16, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Davis Waite

Colorado’s only third-party governor, Davis Hanson Waite, served in office from 1893 to 1895. Waite…

Amy Zimmer, November 13, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Job Adams Cooper

Job A. Cooper served as Colorado governor from 1889 to 1891. It was a time…

Amy Zimmer, August 20, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Alva Adams

Continuing our series on Colorado’s chief executives, we now turn to Alva Adams, whose multiple…

Amy Zimmer, May 21, 2020
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Colorado Governors: Benjamin Eaton

Benjamin Harrison Eaton first came to Colorado in the 1859 Gold Rush. He had been…

Amy Zimmer, March 19, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: James B. Grant

James Benton Grant served as Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was the…

Amy Zimmer, November 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Frederick W. Pitkin

Colorado’s Pitkin County was named for Frederick Walker Pitkin, who served as governor of the…

Amy Zimmer, July 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: John L. Routt

John L. Routt has the distinction of being both the final territorial governor of Colorado…

Amy Zimmer, March 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Governor’s Inauguration

On January 8 Colorado’s new Governor, Jared Polis, and Lt. Governor, Dianne Primavera, will be…

Amy Zimmer, January 7, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s First Ladies

March is Women’s History Month, an appropriate time to recognize the First Ladies of our…

Amy Zimmer, March 13, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: State of the State Speeches

The 2018 legislative session begins tomorrow, and traditionally the first week of the session includes…

Amy Zimmer, January 9, 2018
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