United States Senator from Colorado (1907–1989)
Gordon Allott
In office Preceded by Edwin C. Johnson Succeeded by Floyd Haskell In office Governor Daniel I. J. Thornton Preceded by Charles P. Murphy Succeeded by Stephen McNichols
Born Gordon Llewellyn Allott
(1907-01-02 ) January 2, 1907Pueblo, Colorado , U.S.Died January 17, 1989(1989-01-17) (aged 82)Englewood, Colorado , U.S. Political party Republican Education University of Colorado, Boulder (BA , LLB )Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1942–1946 Rank Major Unit United States Army Air Corps Battles/wars World War II
Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician.
Biography
Allott was born in Pueblo, Colorado , to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott; his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandparents were English .[ 1] University of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929. Allott was also an athlete in his youth, winning the 440 yd hurdles at the 1929 United States championships .[ 2] [ 3] bar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo. He moved to Lamar, Colorado , in 1930 and continued practicing law.
Allott was the county attorney of Prowers County, Colorado , in 1934 and from 1941 to 1946. He was also the director of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Lamar from 1934 to 1960. He became Lamar's city attorney in 1937, and served in this position until 1941.
During World War II, Allott served as a major in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. After the war he became a district attorney in the fifteenth judicial district from 1946 to 1948. He was the vice chairman of the Colorado Board of Paroles from 1951 to 1955, and he served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Colorado from 1951 to 1955 under Democratic governor Walter Walford Johnson and Republican governor Daniel I. J. Thornton .
Allott was elected to the United States Senate in 1954. He was reelected in 1960 and again in 1966, and served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1973. There he was Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee . Allott voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 ,[ 4] [ 5] 1964 ,[ 6] 1968 ,[ 7] 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ,[ 8] Voting Rights Act of 1965 ,[ 9] [ 10] Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court ,[ 11] Civil Rights Act of 1960 .[ 12]
He was narrowly defeated for reelection in 1972 in an upset .
Allott died in Englewood, Colorado , and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery , Denver, Colorado .
Paul Weyrich and George Will worked on his Senate staff.
See also
Sources
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"United States Census, 1920" , FamilySearch , retrieved March 9, 2018
^ "Whatever Happened To... Gordon Allott" . The Sheboygan Press . Retrieved November 17, 2014 .^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News . "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011" . Track & Field News . Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014 . ^ "Senate – August 7, 1957" (PDF) . Congressional Record 103 (10). U.S. Government Printing Office : 13900. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – August 29, 1957" (PDF) . Congressional Record 103 (12). U.S. Government Printing Office : 16478. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – June 19, 1964" (PDF) . Congressional Record 110 (11). U.S. Government Printing Office : 14511. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – March 11, 1968" (PDF) . Congressional Record 114 (5). U.S. Government Printing Office : 5992. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – March 27, 1962" (PDF) . Congressional Record 108 (4). U.S. Government Printing Office : 5105. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – May 26, 1965" (PDF) . Congressional Record 111 (2). U.S. Government Printing Office : 11752. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – August 4, 1965" (PDF) . Congressional Record 111 (14). U.S. Government Printing Office : 19378. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .^ "Senate – August 30, 1967" (PDF) . Congressional Record 113 (18). U.S. Government Printing Office : 24656. Retrieved February 5, 2022 .^ "Senate – April 8, 1960" (PDF) . Congressional Record 106 (6). U.S. Government Printing Office : 7810–7811. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
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1914–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise. The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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