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American politician
John Charles Vivian
(June 30, 1887 ? February 10, 1964) was an American
attorney
,
journalist
, and
Republican
politician
who served as the
30th governor
of the
state of Colorado
from 1943 to 1947.
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He was the first lieutenant governor of Colorado to be elected governor.
John Charles Vivian was born in
Golden, Colorado
, on June 30, 1887. The Vivian family was very prominent in
Republican
politics, of
Cornish
origin.
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Vivian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Colorado
in 1909 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of Denver
School of Law in 1913. Vivian married Maude Charlotte Kleyn, a professor from the
University of Michigan
School of Music. Vivian served in the
United States Marines
during
World War I
and became the Jefferson County Attorney in 1922.
John Vivian was elected Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in 1938. In 1942,
Republican Party
officials decided to nominate Vivian for
governor
instead of incumbent Colorado Governor
Ralph Lawrence Carr
, who had angered many with his opposition to the
internment of Japanese-American citizens.
Vivian was elected governor in 1942 and was reelected in 1944. Governor Vivian was a staunch fiscal conservative in both public policy and his personal life. He was labeled "our spend nothing governor" by both opponents and supporters.
Vivian died in
Golden, Colorado
, on February 10, 1964, at the age of seventy-six.
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Further reading
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- Colorado Legislative Council. Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait From 1876. Denver: Eastwood Printing Co., 1980.
- The Denver Post, February 14, 1943.
- The Denver Post, May 8, 1945, page 2.
- The Denver Post, September 20, 1945, page 7.
- The Denver Post, January 27, 1947, page 4.
- The Denver Post, August 7, 1947, page 17.
- The Denver Times, June 14, 1908.
- Empire Magazine, September 22, 1963, page 23.
- Las Animas - Bent County Democrat, January 15, 1943.
- Rocky Mountain News, October 16, 1942.
- Rocky Mountain News, January 13, 1943.
- Rocky Mountain News, November 6, 1943.
- Rocky Mountain News, June 30, 1945, page 30.
- Rocky Mountain News, July 10, 1946.
- Rocky Mountain News, April 18, 1948, page 29.
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