COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Jared L.   Brush

Chamber:House,Senate
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Farmer; Cattleman; Banker
Leadership Position:
President of the Senate: 1895 - 98


House
Years Served House:1879; 1880; 1881; 1882
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:4
General Assembly #:02nd; 03rd
Counties:
Senate
Years Served:1895; 1896; 1897; 1898
District #:LtG (1895 - 1898)
Number of Years:4
General Assembly #:10th; 11th
Counties:Weld
Other government positions held:
Weld County Sheriff: 1871 - 72 Weld County Commissioner: 1874 - 77 State Veterinary Sanitary Board: 1891 - 92 Lieutenant Governor:: 1895 - 98 Trustee - State Agricultural College: 1907 - 12

Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1835
Clermont County OH

City of Residence:Greeley
Date of Death:04/24/1913
Place of Death:Greeley CO
Notes:
Drove 1st cattle herd from Missouri River to Colorado in 1862. Town of Brush named for him.

Committees
House Standing1879 -- Appropriations & Expenditures; Public Lands; Rules; State Institutions; Stock (Chair)
1880 -- Appropriations & Expenditures; Public Lands; Rules; State Institutions; Stock (Chair)
1881 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Fees & Salaries; Railroads; State Institutions
1882 -- Appropriations & Expenditures (Chair); Fees & Salaries; Railroads; State Institutions