George John Kindel
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George J. Kindel | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
Preceded by | Atterson W. Rucker |
Succeeded by | Benjamin C. Hilliard |
Personal details | |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | March 2, 1855
Died | February 28, 1930 Brush, Colorado, US | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
George John Kindel (March 2, 1855 – February 28, 1930) was an American politician from Colorado who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915.
Biography
Born in
Political career
He served as a member of the board of supervisors of the city and county of Denver from 1910 to 1914.
In 1912, Kindel won election as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, which convened from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915. In 1914, rather than seek re-election, Kindel instead ran for the U.S. Senate, first as a Democratic candidate and then, after leaving the party, as an independent. In a field of five candidates, Kindel placed fifth, receiving 4.5% of the vote.
Death
After leaving Congress, he resumed his former business pursuits in Colorado.
He was in an automobile accident near
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Atterson W. Rucker (incumbent) | 40,458 | 40.77% | |
Republican
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James C. Burger | 37,966 | 38.26% | |
Prohibition | George John Kindel | 17,144 | 17.28% | |
Socialist | John W. Martin | 3,661 | 3.69% | |
Majority | 2,492 | 2.51% | ||
Total votes | 99,229 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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George John Kindel | 54,504 | 45.84% | |
Progressive
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W. J. Crank | 30,121 | 25.33% | |
Republican
|
Rice W. Means | 24,887 | 20.93% | |
Socialist | John W. Martin | 6,757 | 5.68% | |
Prohibition | Otto A. Reinhardt | 2,642 | 2.22% | |
Majority | 24,383 | 20.51% | ||
Total votes | 118,911 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles S. Thomas (inc.) | 102,037 | 40.30% | |
Republican | Hubert Work | 98,728 | 38.99% | |
Progressive
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Benjamin Griffith | 27,042 | 10.68% | |
Socialist
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J. C. Griffiths | 13,943 | 5.51% | |
Kindel Commercial Equality | George J. Kindel | 11,433 | 4.52% | |
Total votes | 253,183 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold
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References
- United States Congress. "George John Kindel (id: K000189)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress