Thursday, January 30, 2020

Mamon Augusta Gray (1889-1984)

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From the 1939-40 Arizona legislative composite.                                                                                       ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Thanks Albert Anderson (1889-1974)

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Anderson during his tenure as Mayor of Tempe.   One of the more curious names you'll see while perusing a roster of Tempe, Arizon...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Alpha Omega Hill (1894-1952)

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From the Adams County News, August 5, 1952.   Aurora, Colorado has lucked into electing two oddly named mayors in its century-plus ...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Atterson Walden Rucker (1847-1924)

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From Stone's History of Colorado, Vol. IV, 1918.   Two-term U.S. Representative from Colorado Atterson Walden Rucker is another...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Allington Horatio Kramer (1864-1950)

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From the Aurora Democrat, January 13, 1950.    We continue our stroll through the annals of Colorado politics with a visit to the cit...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Leco Perch Strain (1887-1976)

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From the 1962 Colorado State Yearbook.   Multiterm Colorado state senator Leco Perch Strain received brief mention in the previous ar...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Cora Ransom Strain (1871-1960)

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From the Colorado State Yearbook, 1945.   Three-term Colorado state representative Cora Ransom Strain received passing mention in the...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Hackett Davidson Smartt (1892-1991)

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From the Colorado State Yearbook, 1951.    Another oddly named Colorado state representative discovered recently, Hackett Davidson Sm...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Hallett Colwell Gallup (1882-1939)

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From the Pueblo Indicator, November 2, 1912.   The recent discovery of dozens of archived editions of the Colorado State Yearbook h...