Colorado Governors: Samuel Elbert
Colorado’s highest mountain bears the name of Samuel H. Elbert, territorial governor of Colorado from…
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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
Colorado Governor Ralph L. Carr (served 1939-1943) is best known for standing up for Japanese…
Inaugural Speeches of Colorado Governors
Today is Inauguration Day in Colorado — the governor’s swearing-in. In our library you can…
Governor John Vanderhoof
The Denver Post is reporting that former Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof has died. He was 91. Governor…
Lincoln’s Colorado Connection
Abraham Lincoln never visited Colorado, just a fledgling territory in the early 1860s. But he did leave his…
State of the State Address
Governor John Hickenlooper delivers his State of the State Address today. The Address is delivered…
Honest John
In 1889 when it wasn’t always popular to run for public office, it is said…
Governor Hickenlooper’s Budget Proposal
Yesterday, Governor Hickenlooper submitted his budget proposal for FY 2011-12 to the Joint Committee on…
State of the State
Today at 11am, Governor Hickenlooper will deliver his first State of the State address to…
Changes in Colorado Government
Next week, Colorado’s 42nd Governor, John Hickenlooper will be sworn in. His inauguration will be…
Previous Political Roles of Colorado Governors
Since Colorado’s current Governor, Bill Ritter, has decided he will not run for re-election in…