Fred Colter

Fred Colter
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the Apache County district
In office
January 1941 – December 1942
In office
January 1933 – December 1934
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Apache County district
In office
January 1923 – December 1928
In office
January 1915 – December 1918
Personal details
Born(1879-02-02)February 2, 1879
Nutrioso, Arizona
DiedJanuary 8, 1944(1944-01-08) (aged 64)
Phoenix, Arizona
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSarah Dugan Phelps
ProfessionRancher, farmer

Fred Tuttle Colter was an Arizona rancher and farmer, as well as being the state senator for Apache County beginning with Arizona's second state legislature in 1915.[1] Colter spent six terms in the Arizona Senate.[2] He also led the fight on Arizona's behalf to maintain control over the water from the Colorado River, coining the slogan, "Save the Colorado for Arizona".[3] He was a close ally of the state's first governor, George W. P. Hunt.[4] Prior to his election to the state senate, Colter had served as the state's fair commissioner.[5]

  1. ^ "Candidates For Presiding Officer Show". Arizona Republic. November 22, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Gahan, Andrew H.; Rowley, William D. (2013). The Bureau of Reclamation: From Developing to Managing Water, 1945–2000. Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. p. 708. ISBN 978-0160913648.
  3. ^ Espeland, Wendy Nelson (1998). The Struggle for Water: Politics, Rationality, and Identity in the American Southwest. Chicago Illinois: University of Chicago Press. p. 100. ISBN 0226217930.
  4. ^ "Mr. Colter". Arizona Daily Star. November 3, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Wood Commissioner in Spite of Senate". Arizona Republic. March 13, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon