Gordon Allott

Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician.

Gordon Allott
United States Senator from Colorado
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Edwin C. Johnson
Succeeded by	Floyd Haskell
33rd lieutenant 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
Personal details
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

Biography

Allott was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott; his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandparents were English.^[1] He graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929. Allott was also an athlete in his youth, winning the 440 yd hurdles at the 1929 United States championships.^[2][3] He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo. He moved to Lamar, Colorado, in 1930 and continued practicing law.

Allott was the county attorney of Prowers County, Colorado, in 1934 and from 1941 to 1946. He was also the director of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Lamar from 1934 to 1960. He became Lamar's city attorney in 1937, and served in this position until 1941.

During World War II, Allott served as a major in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. After the war he became a district attorney in the fifteenth judicial district from 1946 to 1948. He was the vice chairman of the Colorado Board of Paroles from 1951 to 1955, and he served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Colorado from 1951 to 1955 under Democratic governor Walter Walford Johnson and Republican governor Daniel I. J. Thornton.

Allott was elected to the United 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 was Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. Allott voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,^[4][5] 1964,^[6] and 1968,^[7] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,^[8] the Voting Rights Act of 1965,^[9][10] and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court,^[11] while Allott did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960.^[12]

He was narrowly defeated for reelection in 1972 in an upset.

Allott died in Englewood, Colorado, and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.

Paul Weyrich and George Will worked on his Senate staff.

See also

• List of Chairpersons of the College Republicans

Sources

1. "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch, retrieved March 9, 2018
2. "Whatever Happened To... Gordon Allott". The Sheboygan Press. July 15, 1958. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
3. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
4. "Senate – August 7, 1957" (PDF). Congressional Record. 103 (10). U.S. Government Printing Office: 13900. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
5. "Senate – August 29, 1957" (PDF). Congressional Record. 103 (12). U.S. Government Printing Office: 16478. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
6. "Senate – June 19, 1964" (PDF). Congressional Record. 110 (11). U.S. Government Printing Office: 14511. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
7. "Senate – March 11, 1968" (PDF). Congressional Record. 114 (5). U.S. Government Printing Office: 5992. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
8. "Senate – March 27, 1962" (PDF). Congressional Record. 108 (4). U.S. Government Printing Office: 5105. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
9. "Senate – May 26, 1965" (PDF). Congressional Record. 111 (2). U.S. Government Printing Office: 11752. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
10. "Senate – August 4, 1965" (PDF). Congressional Record. 111 (14). U.S. Government Printing Office: 19378. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
11. "Senate – August 30, 1967" (PDF). Congressional Record. 113 (18). U.S. Government Printing Office: 24656. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
12. "Senate – April 8, 1960" (PDF). Congressional Record. 106 (6). U.S. Government Printing Office: 7810–7811. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

• United States Congress. "Gordon Allott (id: A000161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives.

External links

• Gordon Allott at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Charles P. Murphy	Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1951–1955	Succeeded by Stephen McNichols
Party political offices
Preceded by Will Nicholson	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado (Class 2) 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972	Succeeded by William L. Armstrong
Preceded by Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee 1969–1973	Succeeded by John Tower
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Edwin C. Johnson	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1955–1973 Served alongside: Eugene Millikin, John A. Carroll, Peter H. Dominick	Succeeded by Floyd Haskell
Preceded by Thomas Kuchel	Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Committee 1969–1973	Succeeded by Paul Fannin