Robert F. Rockwell

Robert Fay Rockwell ( born February 11, 1886 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, † September 29, 1950 in Maher, Colorado ) was an American politician ( Republican). He represented the state of Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives and was its vice- governor.

Robert Rockwell attended the public schools in New York State, the Hill School in Pottstown (Pennsylvania ), and finally the Princeton University. In 1907 he moved to Paonia, Colorado, where he began to engage in animal husbandry and in fruit cultivation. His political career began with membership of the House of Representatives from Colorado 1916-1920 He then moved to the state Senate, where he remained until 1924.; later followed by a term in this Parliament chamber from 1938 until 1941. Rockwell was elected Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in 1922, after which he spent two years as the deputy of the Democratic Governor William Ellery Sweet.

In 1930 Rockwell applied himself to the governorship, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Billy Adams. His next public office he held as a member of the State Committee on Agriculture ( Board of agriculture ) By 1932 until 1946. During this time, Rockwell also served as congressman in Washington. On 9 December 1941, he took over after winning the election, the mandate of the late Democrat Edward T. Taylor, who represented the 4th Congressional District of Colorado since its creation in 1915 in the House of Representatives. Rockwell was re-elected several times, but was defeated in 1948 the Democrats Wayne N. Aspinall, who remained until 1973, then in Congress.

As a result, Rockwell again worked as a rancher in Colorado. He was also CEO of several companies based in the state of New York.