COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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David Alexander   Hamil

Chamber:House
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Rancher
Leadership Position:
Speaker of the House: 1951 - 56


House
Years Served House:1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:16
General Assembly #:32nd; 33rd; 34th; 35th; 36th; 38th; 39th; 40th
Counties:Logan
Other government positions held:
Director - Rural Electrification Administration: 1956 - 61
and 1969 -1979 State Director of Institutions: 1963 - 69

Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1908
Proctor CO

City of Residence:Atwood
Date of Death:07/27/2002
Place of Death:Sterling CO
Memorial:
Obituaries:
Notes:
Biography "Four Score for Dave Hamil" , by Bud Wells, Henington Publishing Co. Wolfe City TX.

Committees
House Standing1939 -- Penal & Reformatory Institutions (Chair); Elections & Appointments; Federal Relations; Fees & Salaries; Judiciary
1940 -- Penal & Reformatory Institutions (Chair); Elections & Appointments; Federal Relations; Fees & Salaries; Judiciary
1941 -- Irrigation & Water Resources (Chair); Appropriations & Expenditures; Education; Elections & Appointments; Insurance
1942 -- Irrigation & Water Resources (Chair); Appropriations & Expenditures; Education; Elections & Appointments; Insurance
1943 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Industrial Relations; Irrigation & Water Resources; Railroads; State Affairs & Reapportionment; Temperance
1944 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Industrial Relations; Irrigation & Water Resources; Railroads; State Affairs & Reapportionment; Temperance
1945 -- Finance Ways & Means (Chair); Appropriations & Expenditures; Banking; Interstate Cooperation; Irrigation & Water Resources; Railroads; Temperance
1946 -- Finance Ways & Means (Chair); Appropriations & Expenditures; Banking; Interstate Cooperation; Irrigation & Water Resources; Railroads; Temperance
1947 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Agriculture; Banking; Finance Ways & Means; Irrigation & Water Resources; Public Buildings; State Affairs & Reapportionment
1948 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Agriculture; Banking; Finance Ways & Means; Irrigation & Water Resources; Public Buildings; State Affairs & Reapportionment
1951 -- Rules
1952 -- Rules
1953 -- Rules
1954 -- Rules
1955 -- Rules
1956 -- Rules

Joint/Statutory1953 -- Legislative Council (63-5-1, 1953 C.R.S.)
1954 -- Legislative Council (ex officio) (63-5-1, 1953 C.R.S.)
1955 -- Legislative Council (ex officio) (63-5-1, 1953 C.R.S.)
1956 -- Legislative Council (63-5-1, 1953 C.R.S.)

Interim1955 -- Severance Tax (SJR 22); School District Organization-Consolidation-Reorganization (Vice-chair) (HJR 14)
1956 -- Mental Difficulty (HJR 11); Correctional Institutions (HJR 12)

Special1955 -- Governor's Commission on Organization of State Government (HB 460)

Oral History Library
Hamil, David.pdf
Hamil, David Tape 1 Side 1.mp3
Hamil, David Tape 1 Side 2.mp3
Hamil, David Tape 2 Side 1.mp3
Hamil, David Tape 2 Side 2.mp3