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.
gordon, allott, gordon, llewellyn, allott, january, 1907, january, 1989, republican, american, politician, united, states, senatorfrom, coloradoin, office, january, 1955, january, 1973preceded, byedwin, johnsonsucceeded, byfloyd, haskell33rd, lieutenant, gover. Gordon Llewellyn Allott January 2 1907 January 17 1989 was a Republican American politician Gordon AllottUnited States Senatorfrom ColoradoIn office January 3 1955 January 3 1973Preceded byEdwin C JohnsonSucceeded byFloyd Haskell33rd Lieutenant Governor of ColoradoIn office January 9 1951 January 3 1955GovernorWalter Walford JohnsonDaniel I J ThorntonPreceded byCharles P MurphySucceeded byStephen McNicholsPersonal detailsBornGordon Llewellyn Allott 1907 01 02 January 2 1907Pueblo Colorado U S DiedJanuary 17 1989 1989 01 17 aged 82 Englewood Colorado U S Political partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder BA LLB Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyYears of service1942 1946RankMajorUnitUnited States Army Air CorpsBattles warsWorld War IIAllott was born in Pueblo Colorado to Bertha nee Llewellyn and Leonard J Allott his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandparents were English 1 He graduated from the 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 He was admitted to the 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 amp 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 and 1968 7 as well as the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution 8 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 9 10 and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the U S Supreme Court 11 while Allott did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960 12 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 EditList of Chairpersons of the College RepublicansSources Edit United States Census 1920 FamilySearch retrieved March 9 2018 Whatever Happened To Gordon Allott The Sheboygan Press July 15 1958 Retrieved November 17 2014 Mallon Bill Buchanan Ian Track amp Field News A History Of The Results Of The National Track amp Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011 Track amp Field News Archived from the original on November 3 2014 Retrieved November 17 2014 Senate August 7 1957 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 103 10 13900 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate August 29 1957 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 103 12 16478 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate June 19 1964 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 110 11 14511 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate March 11 1968 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 114 5 5992 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate March 27 1962 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 108 4 5105 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate May 26 1965 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 111 2 11752 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate August 4 1965 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 111 14 19378 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate August 30 1967 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 113 18 24656 Retrieved February 5 2022 Senate April 8 1960 PDF Congressional Record U S Government Printing Office 106 6 7810 7811 Retrieved February 18 2022 United States Congress Gordon Allott id A000161 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives External links EditGordon Allott at Find a GravePolitical officesPreceded byCharles P Murphy Lieutenant Governor of Colorado1951 1955 Succeeded byStephen McNicholsParty political officesPreceded byWill Nicholson Republican nominee for U S Senator from Colorado Class 2 1954 1960 1966 1972 Succeeded byWilliam L ArmstrongPreceded byBourke B Hickenlooper Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee1969 1973 Succeeded byJohn TowerU S SenatePreceded byEdwin C Johnson U S Senator Class 2 from Colorado1955 1973 Served alongside Eugene Millikin John A Carroll Peter H Dominick Succeeded byFloyd Haskell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon 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