Julius Caldeen Gunter

Julius Caldeen Gunter (born October 31, 1858 in Fayetteville , Arkansas , † October 26, 1940 in Denver , Colorado ) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1917 to 1919 the 20th governor of the state of Colorado.

Early years and political advancement

Julius Gunter attended the University of Virginia until 1879 . After completing a law degree, he began a legal career. Between 1889 and 1895 he was a member of the Colorado Third District Court and from 1901 and 1905 he served on an appeals court. Then he was a judge on the Colorado Supreme Court between 1905 and 1907 . On November 7, 1916 he was elected as the Democratic Party candidate for the new governor of his state, with 53:41 percent of the vote against the Republican incumbent George Alfred Carlson .

Governor of colorado

Gunter took up his new office on January 9, 1917. His two-year term was marked by the events of World War I , in which the United States had participated since April 1917. As everywhere in the USA, the economy had to be converted to arms production. Soldiers had to be drafted and made available to the armed forces. At that time, a new so-called Home Guard was founded, which took over the tasks of the National Guard drafted into the military. A defense council and a war committee were also established at that time, in which the issues raised by the war were discussed. The governor took care of the families of soldiers killed in the war in personal letters. At that time, a military hospital was also built in Denver.

Gunter's term ended on January 14, 1919, just weeks after the war in Europe ended. He declined a renewed appeal to the Supreme Court of his state and withdrew from politics. Julius Gunter died in October 1940. He was married to Elizabeth Brown.

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SURNAME	Gunter, Julius Caldeen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 31, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fayetteville , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH	October 26, 1940
Place of death	Denver , Colorado