Earl Cooley (politician)

Earl Cooley ( born March 27, 1880 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, † May 6, 1940 in Adams County, Colorado ) was an American politician. Between 1921 and 1923 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Colorado.

Career

About the youth and education of Earl Cooley nothing is handed down. But he must have studied law. At an unspecified time, he came to Colorado, where he practiced as a lawyer. In 1907, he lost a process by which it came to horse theft. During the First World War, he served as a major in the U.S. Army. Until 1921 he held no public office. Politically, he joined the Republican Party.

In 1920, Cooley was elected to the side of Oliver Henry Shoup Vice Governor of the State of Colorado. This post he held 1921-1923. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. Just as he represented the Governor on February 17, 1922, he pardoned the above Horse Thief from 1907. Between 1923 and 1927, Cooley was sitting in the State Committee of the Region Commissioner ( State Board and Land Commissioners ). He died on 6 May 1940 at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Adams County.