Allen Thomson Gunnell | |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1848 |
Birth Place: | Saline County, Missouri |
Death Place: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Resting Place: | Evergreen Cemetery |
Occupation: | Lawyer, judge, politician |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | Bethany College |
Term Start1: | 1890 |
Term End1: | 1891 |
Office2: | Member of the Colorado House of Representatives |
Term Start2: | 1878 |
Term End2: | 1880 |
Allen Thomson Gunnell (January 20, 1848 – March 21, 1907) was an American lawyer, judge, and state legislator in Colorado.
Gunnell was born in Saline County, Missouri.[1] He earned an A.B. degree at Bethany College, then studied law in Sedalia, Missouri.[2] He married Elizabeth M. Hancock on October 22, 1872, and they had two children.[1] He settled in Colorado in 1875.[3]
He served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880, and in the Colorado Senate from 1890 to 1891.[2] [3] He was a lawyer and represented owners of mining companies.[4]
He died in Colorado Springs on March 21, 1907 after a long illness, and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.[2]
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has an oil painting of him.[5]