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Revision as of 03:57, May 27, 2021
| Gordon Llewellyn Allott | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Colorado From: January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| Predecessor | Edwin C. Johnson | ||
| Successor | Floyd Haskell | ||
| Former Governor of Colorado From: January 9, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | |||
| Predecessor | Charles P. Murphy | ||
| Successor | Stephen McNichols | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Welda Allott | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | ||
| Service Years | 1942–1946 | ||
| Rank | Major | ||
| Unit | United States Army Air Corps | ||
| Battles/wars | World War I | ||
Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1989) was a Republican from Colorado who served as the state's U.S. senator from the 1950s to the 70s. He previously had been the lieutenant governor of the state for two terms.
U.S. Senate
Allott was elected to the Senate in 1954, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Edwin C. "Ed" Johnson in the general election.[1] He was re-elected in 1960[2] and 1966.[3]
Allott was considered a staunch conservative in the Senate on both domestic and foreign policy, particularly in backing military spending and supporting the Vietnam War.[4] He also strongly supportive of civil rights, voting in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of Civil Rights Act of 1957,[5] 1964,[6] 1968,[7] as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[8]
Allott opposed much of the Great Society during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson due to their expense.[4]
In 1968, President Johnson attempted to appoint his fellow crony Abe Fortas (who was an Associate Justice) to succeed the retiring Earl Warren as Chief Justice. Allott helped block the nomination, and Fortas was later forced to resign due to corruption.[4]
He very narrowly lost re-election in 1972 to Democrat former state representative Floyd K. Haskell.[9]
See also
- Ralph L. Carr, two-term Republican governor of Colorado
- Eugene Millikin, Republican senator from Colorado
References
- ↑ CO US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ CO US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ CO US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1966. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Barnes, Bart (January 19, 1989). EX-SENATOR GORDON ALLOTT, COLORADO REPUBLICAN, DIES. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ↑ CO US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 26, 2021.