Four Score for Dave Hamil: A Biography

Published by Henington Pub. Co., 1988

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A short tear and some edgewear to dustjacket. With a gift inscription from Bud Wells (the author) on a note laid in. David Hamil was born on December 3, 1908, on a ranch near Proctor, Colorado, in Logan County. After graduating from Sterling High School, he attended Hastings College in Nebraska where he was recognized for his scholarship, leadership abilities, and athletic prowess. He graduated cum laude from Hastings in 1930. He then returned to Logan County and entered the cattle business with his brother.Hamil was elected to the first of five consecutive terms in the Colorado House of Representatives in 1938. He served in the General Assembly from 1939 through 1948, when he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor. In 1950, he was once again elected to the House and re-elected in 1952 and 1954. During each of his last three terms, he was chosen Speaker of the House.In June of 1956, Hamil accepted an appointment as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) from President Dwight Eisenhower. He remained in that office until 1961, when he returned to Colorado. In 1962, Hamil made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Institutions by Governor John Love in 1963. Hamil continued as director of the department until 1969, when he returned to Washington, D.C., to once again become director of the REA at the request of President Richard Nixon. Hamil continued in that position until 1979. He died on July 27, 2002 in Sterling. …

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Title
Four Score for Dave Hamil: A Biography
Author
Wells, Bud
Publisher
Henington Pub. Co.
Publication year
1988
Condition
As New
Dust jacket
Very Good
Signed
Signed
Binding
Hard cover
Edition
First Edition.
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Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

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