John Fuhr Explained

John Fuhr
Term Start1:January 13, 1971
Term End1:January 8, 1975
Predecessor1:John D. Vanderhoof
Successor1:Ruben A. Valdez
Office2:Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Term Start2:January 8, 1969
Term End2:January 8, 1975
Predecessor2:Richard G. Gebhardt
Successor2:Steve Hogan
Office3:Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
from the 6th district
Term Start3:January 11, 1967
Term End3:January 8, 1969
Predecessor3:Dominic A. Coloroso
Successor3:Dominic A. Coloroso
Birth Date:9 September 1928
Birth Place:Aledo, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Spearfish, South Dakota, U.S.
Party:Republican

John Fuhr (September 9, 1928 – February 1, 2017) was an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975. He served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975.[1] [2]

He died on February 1, 2017, in Spearfish, South Dakota at age 88.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 27, 1982, p. 6 . Newspaperarchive.com . 1982-04-27 . 2019-07-06.
  2. Web site: Farmington Daily Times Newspaper Archives | Nov 03, 1982, p. 8 . Farmingtondailytimes.newspaperarchive.com . 1982-11-03 . 2019-07-06.
  3. Web site: McGhee . Tom . John Fuhr dies at 88: Politician was former speaker of Colorado House . Denverpost.com . 2017-02-07 . 2019-07-06.