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Teller Ammons
Teller Ammons
28th Governor of Colorado
	In office; January 12, 1937 – January 10, 1939
Lieutenant	Frank Hayes
Preceded by	Ray Herbert Talbot
Succeeded by	Ralph Lawrence Carr
Member of the Colorado Senate
	In office; 1931-1935
Personal details
Born	Tellor Ammons; December 3, 1895; Denver, Colorado, US
Died	January 16, 1972 (aged 76); Denver, Colorado, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Esther Daves Ammons
Children	Davis Ammons (son)
Parent(s)	Elias M. Ammons (father), Elizabeth (nee Fleming) Ammons (mother)
Alma mater	University of Denver

Teller Ammons (December 3, 1895 – January 16, 1972) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 28th Governor of Colorado from 1937 to 1939. He was the first Colorado governor to be born in the state.

Early life

On December 3, 1895, Ammons was born in Colorado. Ammons' father was Elias M. Ammons, a former Governor of Colorado. Ammons' mother was Elizabeth (nee Fleming) Ammons.^[1]^[2] Ammons was named for his father's friend, U.S. Senator Henry Moore Teller.

Career

He served with the 154th Infantry Regiment in the United States Army in France during World War I.^[1]

After the war, he returned to Colorado to work on a ranch and in a newspaper office.^[3] He earned a law degree from the University of Denver's Westminster Law School in 1929.^[1]

Ammons was elected to the Colorado Senate in 1930 and served until 1935 when Denver Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton appointed him as Denver city attorney.

In 1936, Ammons was elected Governor of Colorado. On January 12, 1937, Ammons began his term as the Governor of Colorado, until January 10, 1939.^[2]^[1] As Governor, he was responsible for the execution of Joe Arridy, who was innocent of the crime he was accused of; he had refused to pardon Arridy or commute his sentence. After one two-year term, he was defeated for reelection in 1938 by Ralph L. Carr.

During World War II, he served as a lieutenant colonel on the selection and assignment board for military officers until 1944. In 1944, he was part of the military government of Guam. He separated from the service in 1945.^[1]^[4]

Afterwards, he practiced law in Denver until his retirement.

Personal life

Ammons' wife was Esther Daves Ammons. They had one child, whose name is Davis Ammons.^[2]

Ammons died on January 16, 1972,^[1] and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 10 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Colorado Gov. Teller Ammons". nga.org. Retrieved November 3, 2021.(archived)
^ Native, ___ Restless (August 16, 2008). "Restless native: Teller Ammons' microphone scandal".
^ root. "Teller Ammons".

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Party political offices
Preceded by Edwin C. Johnson	Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado 1936, 1938	Succeeded by George E. Saunders
Political offices
Preceded by Ray Herbert Talbot	Governor of Colorado 1937–1939	Succeeded by Ralph Lawrence Carr