Elias M. Ammons
Former Governor of Colorado
Elias Milton Ammons served as the 19th governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. Born in 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, he is perhaps best remembered for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during the Colorado Coalfield War,... Wikipedia
Born: July 28, 1860, Macon County, NC
Died: May 20, 1925 (age 64 years), Denver, CO
Previous offices: Governor of Colorado (1913–1915), Colorado State Senator (1898–1902), and Colorado State Representative (1891–1895)
Party: Democratic Party
Children: Teller Ammons and Elizabeth Ammons Larsen