Teller Ammons

Teller Ammons
28th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 12, 1937  January 10, 1939
Lieutenant Frank Hayes
Preceded by Ray Herbert Talbot
Succeeded by Ralph Lawrence Carr
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
1931-1935
Personal details
Born Tellor Ammons
(1895-12-03)3 December 1895
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died 16 January 1972(1972-01-16) (aged 76)
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Denver

Teller Ammons (December 3, 1895, Denver, Colorado – January 16, 1972, Denver) was the 28th Governor of Colorado from 1937 to 1939.

Early life and education

Ammons was the son of Colorado Governor Elias M. Ammons and Elizabeth Fleming,[1] and was named for his father's friend, U.S. Senator Henry Moore Teller.

Career

He served with the 154th Infantry Regiment in the United States Army in France during World War I.[1]

After the war, he returned to Colorado to work on a ranch and in a newspaper office.[2] He earned a law degree from the University of Denver's Westminster Law School in 1929.[1]

Ammons was elected to the Colorado Senate in 1930 and served until 1935, when Denver Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton appointed him as Denver city attorney. He was elected governor in 1936.[1] After one two-year term, he was defeated for reelection in 1938 by Ralph L. Carr.

During World War II, he served as a lieutenant colonel on the selection and assignment board for military officers until 1944. In 1944, he was part of the military government of Guam. He separated from the service in 1945.[1][3]

Afterward, he practiced law in Denver until his retirement.

Death and legacy

Teller Ammons died on January 16, 1972,[1] and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 10 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
  2. Native, ___ Restless (16 August 2008). "Restless native: Teller Ammons' microphone scandal".
  3. root. "Teller Ammons".
Political offices
Preceded by
Ray Herbert Talbot
Governor of Colorado
19371939
Succeeded by
Ralph Lawrence Carr
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