Robert F. Burford Explained

Robert F. Burford
Office1:10th Director of the Bureau of Land Management
President1:Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Term Start1:1981
Term End1:1989
Predecessor1:Frank Gregg
Successor1:Cy Jamison
Term Start2:January 10, 1979
Term End2:January 14, 1981
Predecessor2:Ronald H. Strahle
Successor2:Carl Bledsoe
Office3:Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 54th district
Term Start3:January 8, 1975
Term End3:January 14, 1981
Predecessor3:T. John Baer Jr.
Successor3:James M. Robb
Birth Date:5 February 1923
Birth Place:Grand Junction, Colorado
Death Place:Grand Junction, Colorado
Party:Republican

Robert F. Burford (February 5, 1923 – June 17, 1993) was an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 54th district from 1975 to 1981 and as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1981 to 1989. He served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.[1] [2] He was also stepfather to Neil Gorsuch, who now serves as associate justice of the Supreme Court.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Out Of Interior, Into The Sunset . The Washington Post . 1989-06-29 . 2018-09-21.
  2. Web site: Washington Talk; Farewells, Fond and Otherwise, for Land Director . Nytimes.com . 1989-07-05 . 2018-09-21.