Elizabeth Eyre Pellet | |
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Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office 1948–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Eyre January 15, 1887 South Norwalk, Connecticut |
Died | April 7, 1976 | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet (née Elizabeth Eyre; [1] January 15, 1887 – April 7, 1976) [2] was an American actress, suffragist, and state legislator who served in the state of Colorado. [3] A Democrat, she represented southern Colorado counties of Dolores, Montezuma, and San Miguel in the Colorado House of Representatives, from 1948 to 1964, and as minority leader, from 1955 to 1956. [4] She was the first woman to serve as Colorado's House minority leader.
Elizabeth Eyre was born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Connecticut on January 15, 1887. [2] She acted on Broadway and in a silent film, The Plunderer (1915). In New York she also marched as a suffragist. She was married in 1919 to lawyer Robert Lockwood Pellet (1872–1949). [2]
She moved to Colorado with her husband and they operated mines in Rico, Colorado, where she was elected to the school board. [1] She wrote an autobiography titled, That Pellet Woman! (1965, published by Stein and Day). [5] She worked to gain federal support to save and restore the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. [6]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. [1]
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet | |
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Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
In office 1948–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Eyre January 15, 1887 South Norwalk, Connecticut |
Died | April 7, 1976 | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet (née Elizabeth Eyre; [1] January 15, 1887 – April 7, 1976) [2] was an American actress, suffragist, and state legislator who served in the state of Colorado. [3] A Democrat, she represented southern Colorado counties of Dolores, Montezuma, and San Miguel in the Colorado House of Representatives, from 1948 to 1964, and as minority leader, from 1955 to 1956. [4] She was the first woman to serve as Colorado's House minority leader.
Elizabeth Eyre was born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Connecticut on January 15, 1887. [2] She acted on Broadway and in a silent film, The Plunderer (1915). In New York she also marched as a suffragist. She was married in 1919 to lawyer Robert Lockwood Pellet (1872–1949). [2]
She moved to Colorado with her husband and they operated mines in Rico, Colorado, where she was elected to the school board. [1] She wrote an autobiography titled, That Pellet Woman! (1965, published by Stein and Day). [5] She worked to gain federal support to save and restore the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. [6]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. [1]