Elias M. Ammons
American politician
Died when: 64 years 296 days (777 months)Star Sign: Leo
Elias Milton Ammons (July 28, 1860 – May 20, 1925) served as the 19th Governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915.Born in 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, he is perhaps best remembered for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during the Colorado Coalfield War, which resulted in the Ludlow Massacre.
He was also instrumental in starting the National Western Stock Show, which is still active.His son Teller Ammons was also governor of Colorado.
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