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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. Son of Victor Alarid and Eutemia (Gonzales) Alarid. 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: Married, May 19, 1941, to Stella Salazar.
  See also 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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) — 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. Son of John David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell. 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, 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. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of John David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell; married to Deborah Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell. See Dingell family of Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article
  John Baron Farley (1901-1973) — also known as John B. Farley — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., October 26, 1901. Son of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940, 1952, 1956, 1960; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Rotary. Died in October, 1973 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 21, 1932, to Mary Tancred (1915-1999).
  Albert T. Frantz (b. 1903) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., December 9, 1903. District judge in Colorado, 1952-56; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-67; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1963-. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Urban League; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Leo O. Gatewood (b. 1910) — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 20, 1910. Son of John Fred Gatewood and Dorathea P. (Thomas) Gatewood. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman, United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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. Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols. 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; member, Arrangements Committee, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1963; 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

 

 


 
   
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