Allen Dines (November 20, 1921 – December 17, 2020) was an American politician in the state of

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. He was a member of the

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from 1957 to 1966, and the

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from 1966 to 1974. From 1965 to 1966, Dines served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives after previously serving as House Majority Leader from 1961 to 1962, and Minority Leader from 1963 to 1964. Dines was born in Denver and attended

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and

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where he attained a law degree. From 1943 to 1946, he served in

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with the

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in the Caribbean and Pacific theatres. He later practiced law in Denver. He died on December 17, 2020, at the age of 99, in an in-home hospice.

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