About Elias M. Ammons
Elias Milton Ammons served as the 19th governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. 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. Ammons' sister was Theodosia Grace Ammons, who later became a faculty member at Colorado State University, and president of the Colorado Equal Suffrage Association. After leaving the Colorado House, Ammons became a Democrat and served in the Colorado State Senate from 1898 to 1902. Ammons' son Bruce became a rancher in Grand County, Colorado. Another son, Teller Ammons, followed in his father's footsteps and became Governor of Colorado.
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