11 Facts About Gordon Allott

Gordon Llewellyn Allott was a Republican American politician.

Gordon Allott graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929.

Gordon Allott was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo.

Gordon Allott moved to Lamar, Colorado, in 1930 and continued practicing law.

Gordon Allott was the county attorney of Prowers County, Colorado, in 1934 and from 1941 to 1946.

Gordon Allott became Lamar's city attorney in 1937, and served in this position until 1941.

Gordon Allott was elected to the United States Senate in 1954.

Gordon Allott was reelected in 1960 and again in 1966, and served from January 3,1955, to January 3,1973.

Gordon Allott voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,1964, and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court, while Gordon Allott did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960.

Gordon Allott was narrowly defeated for reelection in 1972 in an upset.

Gordon Allott died in Englewood, Colorado, and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.