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Alexander Cummings

Added by yongli on 02/11/2022 - 10:07, last changed on 11/12/2022 - 08:48
Appointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1865, Alexander Cummings (1810–79) was the third governor of the Territory of Colorado . Originally from Pennsylvania, Cummings gained his office as governor in 1865 largely because he served the Union during the Civil War . His time in office was fraught...

Samuel Elbert

Added by Nick Johnson on 11/19/2022 - 08:59, last changed on 12/03/2022 - 10:42
Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833–99) was the sixth governor of the Colorado Territory (1873–74) and was elected as one of the first justices on the Colorado Supreme Court after statehood in 1876. The son-in-law of territorial governor and businessman John Evans , Elbert held multiple positions in Colorado...
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