Elias M. Ammons

Elias M. Ammons
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the Douglas County district
In office
January 7, 1891 – January 2, 1895
Preceded byPleasant W. O'Brien
Succeeded byWashington I. Whittier
19th Governor of Colorado
In office
January 14, 1913 – January 12, 1915
LieutenantStephen R. Fitzgarrald
Preceded byJohn F. Shafroth
Succeeded byGeorge A. Carlson
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
1898–1902
Personal details
Born
Elias Milton Ammons

(1860-07-28)July 28, 1860
Macon County, North Carolina, US
DiedMay 20, 1925(1925-05-20) (aged 64)
Denver, Colorado, US
Political partyRepublican, Democrat
SpouseElizabeth Fleming Ammons
RelativesTheodosia Grace Ammons (sister), Teller Ammons (son), Elizabeth Ammons Larsen (daughter), Jehu R. Ammons (father), Margaret Ammons (mother)

Elias Milton Ammons (July 28, 1860 – May 20, 1925) served as the 19th governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. Born in 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, 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.