Gordon Allott | |
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| United States Senator fromColorado | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin C. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Floyd Haskell |
| 33rdLieutenant Governor of Colorado | |
| In office January 9, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Governor | Daniel I. J. Thornton |
| Preceded by | Charles P. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McNichols |
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| Born | Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-01-02)January 2, 1907 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1989(1989-01-17) (aged 82) Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BA,LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1989) was aRepublican American politician.
Allott was born inPueblo, Colorado, to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott. His maternal grandparents wereWelsh and his paternal grandparents wereEnglish.[1] He graduated from theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929. Allott was also an athlete in his youth, winning the440 yd hurdles at the1929 United States championships.[2][3] He was admitted to thebar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo. He moved toLamar, Colorado, in 1930 and continued practicing law.
Allott was thecounty attorney ofProwers County, Colorado, in 1934 and from 1941 to 1946. From 1934 to 1960, he was also the director of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Lamar. He became Lamar's city attorney in 1937, and served in this position until 1941.
During World War II, Allott served as amajor in theUnited States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. After the war he became adistrict attorney in the fifteenth judicial district from 1946 to 1948. He was the vice chairman of theColorado Board of Paroles from 1951 to 1955, and he served as the33rd lieutenant governor of Colorado from 1951 to 1955 underDemocratic governorWalter Walford Johnson andRepublican governorDaniel I. J. Thornton.
Allott was elected to theUnited States Senate in 1954. He was reelected in 1960 and again in 1966, and served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1973. There he wasChairman of the Republican Policy Committee. Allott voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[4][5]1964,[6] and1968,[7] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[8] theVoting Rights Act of 1965,[9][10] and the confirmation ofThurgood Marshall to theU.S. Supreme Court,[11] while Allott did not vote on theCivil Rights Act of 1960.[12]
He was narrowly defeated for reelection in 1972 in anupset.
Allott died inEnglewood, Colorado, and was interred inFairmount Cemetery,Denver, Colorado.
Paul Weyrich andGeorge Will worked on his Senate staff.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1951–1955 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromColorado (Class 2) 1954,1960,1966,1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Republican Policy Committee 1969–1973 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1955–1973 Served alongside:Eugene Millikin,John A. Carroll,Peter H. Dominick | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theSenate Interior Committee 1969–1973 | Succeeded by |
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