James Hamilton Peabody was the 13th and 15th Governor of Colorado, and is noted by some for his public service in Cañon City and by others for his brutality in crushing the miners' strike in Cripple Creek in 1903–04.
James Hamilton Peabody
1904 caricature of Colorado Governor James H. Peabody executed by B.S. White of American Cartoonist Magazine
The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
Governor of Colorado
Image: Edward M. Mc Cook Brady Handy
Image: Edward M. Mc Cook Brady Handy
Image: John Long Routt