Dean M. Gillespie
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Dean Milton Gillespie was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born in Salina, Kansas
, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University
.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and cattle raising in Clay County, Kansas
from 1900 to 1904.
He moved to Denver, Colorado
, in 1905 and worked as grocery clerk, sign painter, and salesman.
He engaged in the automobile and oil business since 1905.
Gillespie was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-eighth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence Lewis, reelected to the Seventy-ninth
Congress, and served from March 7, 1944, to January 3, 1947.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
Congress.
Reengaged in his former business pursuits until his death, while on a business trip, in Baltimore, Maryland, February 2, 1949.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery
, Denver, Colorado
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born in Salina, Kansas
Salina, Kansas
Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University
Salina Normal University
Salina Normal University, sometimes called Salina Normal College, was an independent coeducational normal school established in 1884 in Salina, Kansas...
.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and cattle raising in Clay County, Kansas
Clay County, Kansas
Clay County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,535...
from 1900 to 1904.
He moved to Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, in 1905 and worked as grocery clerk, sign painter, and salesman.
He engaged in the automobile and oil business since 1905.
Gillespie was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-eighth
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence Lewis, reelected to the Seventy-ninth
79th United States Congress
The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of...
Congress, and served from March 7, 1944, to January 3, 1947.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
Reengaged in his former business pursuits until his death, while on a business trip, in Baltimore, Maryland, February 2, 1949.
He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery
Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze...
, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
.