Stephen McNichols

Stephen McNichols (1962)

Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (born March 17, 1914 in Denver , Colorado , † November 25, 1997 ibid) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and from 1957 to 1963 the 34th governor of the state of Colorado.

Early years and political advancement

Stephen McNichols attended Regis College until 1936 and then Catholic University in Washington, DC until 1939 , where he studied law. He then worked for the FBI in Baltimore and Boston for a year . In 1941, he became an assistant district attorney in Denver. Then his career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an officer in the US Navy . After the end of his military service, he continued his political and legal career. He worked for the Department of Justice in Washington for two years . Between 1948 and 1954 he was a member of the Colorado Senate . In 1954 he was elected lieutenant governor of the state as his party's candidate . He was the representative of Governor Edwin C. Johnson , to whose successor he was elected in 1956.

Governor of colorado

McNichols took up his new office on January 8, 1957. After re-election in 1958, he was able to remain in office until January 8, 1963. This was made possible because the term of office of the Colorado governors was extended from two to four years. During his six-year term in office, a long-term plan to expand the motorway network was planned and financed. University of Colorado staff salaries were raised. Both the state hospital and the penal institution were reformed. These two institutions had previously fallen into disrepute due to obsolescence and corruption. A new government department has been set up to manage the country's resources. Towards the end of his tenure, McNichols fell with his own party because of some unpopular measures such as B. a planned tax increase in disgrace. That was one of the reasons for his failure in the 1962 gubernatorial elections when he was looking for another term.

Another résumé

After the end of his term he became a member of the Democratic National Committee . In 1977 he served as the Federal Government's commercial director for the Rocky Mountains area . Stephen McNichols died of heart failure in November 1997. He had five children with his wife Marjory Roberta Hart.

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SURNAME	McNichols, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McNichols, Stephen Lucid Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denver , Colorado
DATE OF DEATH	November 25, 1997
Place of death	Denver , Colorado