John Fuhr (September 9, 1928 – February 1, 2017) was an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975. He served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975.[1][2]

John Fuhr
Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1971 – January 8, 1975
Preceded byJohn D. Vanderhoof
Succeeded byRuben A. Valdez
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 8, 1969 – January 8, 1975
Preceded byRichard G. Gebhardt
Succeeded bySteve Hogan
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 11, 1967 – January 8, 1969
Preceded byDominic A. Coloroso
Succeeded byDominic A. Coloroso
Personal details
Born(1928-09-09)September 9, 1928
Aledo, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2017(2017-02-01) (aged 88)
Spearfish, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

He died on February 1, 2017, in Spearfish, South Dakota at age 88.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Springs Gazette Archives, Apr 27, 1982, p. 6". Newspaperarchive.com. 1982-04-27. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. ^ "Farmington Daily Times Newspaper Archives | Nov 03, 1982, p. 8". Farmingtondailytimes.newspaperarchive.com. 1982-11-03. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  3. ^ McGhee, Tom (2017-02-07). "John Fuhr dies at 88: Politician was former speaker of Colorado House". Denverpost.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado
1982
Succeeded by
Ted L. Strickland