John Long Routt

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John Long Routt

1st & 7th Governor of the State of Colorado
In office 1876 – 1879 1891–1893
Lieutenant	Lafayette Head (1877-1879) William Story (1891-1893)
Preceded by	Edward M. McCook as Territorial Governor of Colorado Job Adams Cooper (1891)
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Pitkin (1879) David H. Waite (1893)
Personal details
Born	(1826-04-25)April 25, 1826 Eddyville, Kentucky
Died	August 13, 1907(1907-08-13) (aged 81) Denver, Colorado
Political party	Republican

John Long Routt (April 25, 1826 - August 13, 1907) was a U.S. Republican political figure. Born in Eddyville, Kentucky, he served as the first and seventh Governor of Colorado from 1876 to 1879 and 1891 to 1893. He also served as Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He died in Denver, Colorado.

Early years

John Long Routt was born in Eddyville, Kentucky, and moved to Bloomington, Illinois shortly thereafter where he completed his public school education. Upon completion of his studies, he worked as a carpenter prior to entering elected office.

While living in Illinois, he attained his first elected office as Sheriff of McLean County, Illinois. Routt's blossoming public service career was abruptly interrupted by service in the American Civil War, during which acted as a captain in the 94th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.

Colorado's last territorial governor

U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed John Routt as the Governor of the Territory of Colorado on March 29, 1875. Statehood had long been Colorado's primary interest. Thomas Patterson and Jerome Chaffee, in House Bill 435, initially provided for the creation of the Colorado state government. Routt's time as Territorial Governor was largely spent deliberating the contents of the Colorado state constitution.

Colorado's first state governor

After Colorado was established as a state, the increasingly popular Routt easily won the gubernatorial election without making a single speech in public. As the first governor, Routt tackled the major issues Colorado was facing at the time, including violence in and around the city of Creede, Colorado, as well as problems dealing with county valuations.

Routt was also very popular among the female citizenry of the state because of his strong support for women's suffrage. At one point, he arranged a speaking tour for popular women's suffragist Susan B. Anthony and personally escorted her around the state. When women in Colorado first became able to vote in 1893, his wife, Eliza, became the first woman to register to vote in Colorado history.

Later life

Following his first two terms as Governor of Colorado, Routt entered the private sector, but re-entered public service again to serve as the Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1883 to 1885. After unsuccessfully running for the United States Senate, Routt ran successfully for the governorship again in 1891, and served as Colorado's seventh Governor until 1893. His third term was marked by a high level of disagreement within the Republicans in Colorado's state government.

Routt was buried in Denver's Riverside Cemetery.^[1] Routt County, Colorado is named in his honor.

Notes

↑ Noel, Tom (2006-10-15). "Pioneer Cemetery Fading". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

Lohse, Joyce B. "First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado" ISBN 0-86541-063-1

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Political offices
Preceded by Edward M. McCook (last territory governor)	Governors of Colorado 1876 –1879	Succeeded by Frederick Walker Pitkin
Preceded by Robert Morris	Mayor of Denver 1883–1885	Succeeded by Joseph E. Bates
Preceded by Job Adams Cooper	Governors of Colorado 1891 –1893	Succeeded by Davis Hanson Waite

v t e Governors of Colorado

Territorial (1861–1876)	Gilpin Evans Cummings Hunt McCook Elbert McCook Routt

State (since 1876)	Routt Pitkin Grant Eaton A. Adams Cooper Routt Waite McIntire A. Adams Thomas Orman Peabody A. Adams McDonald Buchtel Shafroth E. Ammons Carlson Gunter Shoup Sweet Morley W. Adams E. Johnson Talbot T. Ammons Carr Vivian Knous W. Johnson Thornton E. Johnson McNichols Love Vanderhoof Lamm Romer Owens Ritter Hickenlooper

v t e Mayors of Denver, Colorado

Moore Cook Steck Brendlinger Clark DeLano Clayton Stiles Harper Bates Case Barker Buckingham Stiles Sopris Morris Routt Bates Lee Londoner Rogers VanHom McMurry Johnson Wright Speer Arnold Perkins Sharpley Speer Mills Bailey Stapleton Begole Stapleton Newton Nicholson Batterton Currigan McNichols Peña Webb Hickenlooper Vidal Hancock

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 53503805 LCCN: n2001157012

Persondata
Name	Routt, John Long
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 25, 1826
Place of birth	Eddyville, Kentucky
Date of death	August 13, 1907
Place of death	Denver, Colorado

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