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Amos Steck
3rd Mayor of Denver
In office
1863–1864
Preceded byCharles A. Cook
Succeeded byHiram J. Brendlinger
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1822
Lancaster, Ohio, U.S
DiedNovember 17, 1908(1908-11-17) (aged 86)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Amos Steck (January 8, 1822 – November 17, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician.[1] He served as Postmaster in 1859, then mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1863 to 1864.[2] He also was School Board president, and elected to the state legislature. He died in 1908 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Denver.[3] Amos Steck Elementary School is named after him.[4]

References

  1. ^ McGrath, Maria Davies (1934). The Real Pioneers of Colorado (PDF). The Denver Museum. pp. 485–486. Retrieved April 30, 2014. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ Amos Steck at Find a Grave
  4. ^ "Amos Steck Elementary: About Amos Steck". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

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