John Franklin Shafroth
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Simon Guggenheim |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence C. Phipps |
| 18th Governor of Colorado | |
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In office January 12, 1909 – January 14, 1913 |
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| Lieutenant | Stephen R. Fitzgarrald |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Buchtel |
| Succeeded by | Elias M. Ammons |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – February 15, 1904 |
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| Preceded by | Lafe Pence |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Bonynge |
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June 9, 1854 Fayette, Missouri |
| Died | February 20, 1922 (aged 67) Denver, Colorado |
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Republican (1895-1897) Silver Republican (1897-1903) Democratic (1903-1922) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Law |
John Franklin Shafroth (June 9, 1854 – February 20, 1922) was a representative, member of the United States Senate, and Governor of Colorado.
Born in Fayette, Missouri, he attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1875. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876 and began practice in Fayette. He moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1879 and continued the practice of law. Beginning in 1889, one of the attorneys he practiced in partnership with for several years was Charles W. Waterman, later a US Senator.
He was city attorney from 1887 to 1891 and was elected as a Republican to the 54th Congress as a representative. He then joined other Colorado officials, such as Senator Henry M. Teller, in leaving the Republicans to join the Silver Republican Party, the third party on whose ticket he was re-elected to the 55th, 56th, and 57th Congresses. To the 58th Congress, he presented credentials as a Democratic member-elect. Thus, he served in the House from March 4, 1895 to his resignation on February 15, 1904, when he declared that fraud in 29 electoral precincts made him unable to assert that he had legitimately won the election and requested for his opponent, Robert W. Bonynge, to replace him. Subsequently, Shafroth was often referred to (sometimes admiringly, sometimes sarcastically) as "Honest John."
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