Stephen R. Fitzgarrald (December 25, 1854 – June 2, 1926) was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1909 to 1915 serving under Governors John F. Shafroth and Elias M. Ammons as a member of the Democratic party.

Early life

Stephan and his father George Fitzgarrald came to

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in 1879 as

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. During a brief period of mining in

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he developed an interest in law, shortly after which he returned to Iowa to study law.Colorado State Archives. (2003). Colorado Lieutenant Governors. Available

Last accessed 4/6/2008.

Political career

In 1881, he settled permanently in Colorado. First living in Ophir, CO, Ophir, he moved to Telluride in 1883. On March 22, 1885, Stephan married Letha L. McConnell. In 1915, he moved again to the Silverton- Ouray district and later to

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. Fitzgarrald served as

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, and

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. Stephan was a member of the

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between the years of 1893 and 1895. Stephen sponsored legislation of benefit to people of Colorado, dealing with deed of trust sales, attachment suits, and excessive tax penalties.

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Lieutenant governors of Colorado Colorado Democrats 1854 births 1926 deaths People from San Miguel County, Colorado People from Telluride, Colorado 19th-century members of the Colorado General Assembly {{colorado-stub