Frank L. Hays
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Frank L. Hays was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
, United States. He was a Republican
and served from 1957 to 1959 under Governor Stephen L.R. McNichols
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Hays was born in Denver, Colorado
on January 6, 1922. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II
, then became a lawyer. He served three terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1957, and was majority floor leader from 1955 to 1957. He later became one of Colorado's first full-time lobbyists. He died January 25, 2003, in Denver.
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on...
, United States. He was 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...
and served from 1957 to 1959 under Governor Stephen L.R. McNichols
Stephen L.R. McNichols
Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols was Colorado's 35th Governor from 1957 to 1963. McNichols' father William H. McNichols, Denver's well-respected auditor for over thirty years, was influential in steering his two sons Bill and Stephen toward their success in state politics...
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Hays was born in 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...
on January 6, 1922. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, then became a lawyer. He served three terms in the Colorado House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1957, and was majority floor leader from 1955 to 1957. He later became one of Colorado's first full-time lobbyists. He died January 25, 2003, in Denver.