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John Long Routt
Routt, circa 1885

1st and 7th Governor of Colorado
In office January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893
Lieutenant	William Story
Preceded by	Job Adams Cooper
Succeeded by	Davis H. Waite
In office November 3, 1876 – January 14, 1879
Lieutenant	Lafayette Head
Preceded by	Himself (as Governor of the Territory of Colorado)
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Pitkin
8th Governor of the Territory of Colorado
In office March 29, 1875 – November 3, 1876
Preceded by	Edward M. McCook
Succeeded by	Himself (as Governor of the State)
17th 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 American politician of the Republican Party. 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.

Governor of Colorado

Colorado Territory

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.

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 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. Routt County, Colorado and Routt National Forest are named in his honor.

References

"History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
Noel, Tom (October 15, 2006). "Pioneer Cemetery Fading". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007.

Bibliography

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

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Party political offices
First	Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado 1876	Succeeded byFrederick Walker Pitkin
Preceded byJob Adams Cooper	Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado 1890	Succeeded byJoseph Helm
Political offices
Preceded byEdward M. McCook (last territory governor)	Governor of Colorado 1876–1879	Succeeded byFrederick Walker Pitkin
Preceded byRobert Morris	Mayor of Denver 1883–1885	Succeeded byJoseph E. Bates
Preceded byJob Adams Cooper	Governor of Colorado 1891–1893	Succeeded byDavis 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 Polis

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 Van Horn McMurray Johnson Wright Speer Arnold Perkins Sharpley Speer Mills Bailey Stapleton Begole Stapleton Newton Nicholson Batterton Currigan McNichols Peña Webb Hickenlooper Vidal Hancock Johnston

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