John Long Routt

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John Long Routt
Mayor of Denver
In office 1883–1885
Preceded by	Robert Morris
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Bates
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
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John Long Routt (April 25, 1826 – August 13, 1907) was an

.

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

.

Governor of Colorado

Colorado Territory

, 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.

State of Colorado

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 - with nudges from his wife, Eliza Pickrell Routt, a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement. 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 Pickrell Routt, became the first woman to register to vote in Colorado history.

Later life

Following his first two terms as

, 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.^[2]

are named in his honor.

See also

• History of Colorado
• Law and government of Colorado
• List of governors of Colorado
• State of Colorado
• Territory of Colorado

References

Bibliography

• Lohse, Joyce B. (2002). First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado. Filter Press.
  ISBN 0-86541-063-1
  .

External links

• The Governors of Colorado @ Colorado.gov
  • Biography of John Long Routt @ Colorado.gov
• John Long Routt at Find a Grave

Party political offices
First	Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado 1876	Succeeded by Frederick Walker Pitkin
Preceded by Job Adams Cooper	Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado 1890	Succeeded by Joseph Helm
Political offices
Preceded by Edward M. McCook (last territory governor)	Governor 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	Governor of Colorado 1891–1893	Succeeded by Davis Hanson Waite