Anne Gorsuch Burford
| Anne Gorsuch Burford | |
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| 4th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
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In office May 5, 1981 – March 9, 1983 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | John Hernandez |
| Preceded by | Walter Barber (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | William Ruckelshaus |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Personal details | |
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Anne Irene McGill April 21, 1942 Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2004 (aged 62) Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
David Gorsuch (m. 1964; div. 1982) Bob Burford (m. 1983; d. 1993) |
| Children | 3 (including Neil Gorsuch) |
| Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA, JD) |
Anne Irene McGill Gorsuch Burford (April 21, 1942 – July 18, 2004), also known as Anne M. Gorsuch (/ˈɡɔːrsətʃ/), was an American attorney and politician. Between 1981 and 1983, while known as Anne M. Gorsuch, she served under President Ronald Reagan as the first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Born Anne Irene McGill in Casper, Wyoming, she was one of seven children of Joseph John McGill, a surgeon, and Dorothy Jean (née O'Grady). She grew up in Denver, where she attended St. Francis DeSales High School.
During three consecutive summers, she took classes in Spanish at the National University of Mexico. She studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 at the age of 19. She then attended the University of Colorado Law School where she received a Juris Doctor degree in 1964 at the age of 22. McGill participated in the undergraduate Honors Program and Mortar Board society, and was an editor of the University of Colorado Law School's law review. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study criminal law for one year in Jaipur, India, and she and her new husband David Gorsuch travelled there together.
Gorsuch was first employed as an attorney with a bank trust department, then as an assistant district attorney for Jefferson County, Colorado, and as deputy district attorney for the City of Denver, Colorado. Subsequently she was a corporate attorney for Mountain Bell Telephone. In 1975 she was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, and served in office for two two-year terms. She was voted Outstanding Freshman Legislator, but was considered by some to be a member of the "House Crazies," a group of "conservative lawmakers intent on permanently changing government."
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