For the Canadian politician, see George Carlson.
George Alfred Carlson (born October 23, 1876, Alta, Iowa; died December 6, 1926, Denver, Colorado) was Governor of Colorado from 1915-17. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alta is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1865 at the 2000 census Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
Carlson graduated from the University of Colorado in 1902 and earned his law degree there in 1904. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University He practiced law in Fort Collins, Colorado from 1905-08, and was district attorney in Fort Collins from 1908-14. The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals He ran for Governor as a Republican in 1914 and won, benefiting from vote-splitting between Democrats and Progressives.
Carlson's administration was noted for labor reforms, including the passage of a workers' compensation law and the establishment of the Industrial Commission of Colorado. Workers' compensation (colloquially known as workers' comp in North America or compo in Australia) a form of Insurance that provides He also supported and signed into law a prohibition bill making Colorado a "dry state. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol "
Carlson was defeated for reelection in 1916. After leaving office, he returned to law practice in Denver.
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