John T. Gunnell (1836 – June 26, 1902[1]) served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883 during the Third General Assembly. He has the distinction of being the first African American to serve in the Colorado Legislature.[2][3][4] He chaired the committee on federal relations, was a member of committee on elections and apportionment as well as the penitentiary committee[5] He represented Arapahoe County, Colorado, which at that time included Denver[6]
Representative Gunnell was not absent one day of the legislative session. Representative Gunnell sponsored House Bill 57, "A bill for an act tenants-at-will or monthly renters" which was introduced on January 15, 1881. House Bill 57 passed committee but was postponed indefinitely on February 9, 1881.[7]
He is listed in an 1876 Arapahoe County city directory.[8]
^Representatives, Colorado Legislative Assembly House of (February 1, 1881). "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado" – via Google Books.
^"Denver 1876 City Directory [F-H], Arapahoe County, Colorado". USGenWeb Archives. April 8, 1999. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^"John T. Gunnell dead". The Delta Independent. 4 July 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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