# George Alfred Carlson

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{{short description|American governor for Colorado (1876-1926)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = George Alfred Carlson
|image       = George Alfred Carlson in 1914.jpg
|order       = 20th 
|office      = Governor of Colorado
|term_start  = January 12, 1915
|term_end    = January 9, 1917
|lieutenant  = [Moses E. Lewis](/source/Moses_E._Lewis) 
|predecessor = [Elias Milton Ammons](/source/Elias_Milton_Ammons) 
|successor   = [Julius Caldeen Gunter](/source/Julius_Caldeen_Gunter) 
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1876|10|23|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [Alta, Iowa](/source/Alta%2C_Iowa), U.S.
|death_date  = {{death date and age|1926|12|6|1876|10|23}}
|death_place = [Denver, Colorado](/source/Denver%2C_Colorado), U.S.
| spouse = Rosa Lillian Alps<ref name=Marquis>[https://archive.org/details/whoswho141926/page/415/mode/2up Carlson, George Alfred], in ''[Who's Who in America](/source/Who's_Who_in_America)'' (1926 edition); p. 415</ref>
|party       = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
|profession  =
|signature   = Signature of George Alfred Carlson (1876–1926).png
}}

'''George Alfred Carlson''' (October 23, 1876 – December 6, 1926) was the [20th governor of Colorado](/source/List_of_governors_of_Colorado) from 1915 to 1917.

==Biography==
He was born on October 23, 1876, in [Alta, Iowa](/source/Alta%2C_Iowa).<ref name=Colorado>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historycolorad04stat/page/n37/mode/1up |title=History of Colorado |volume=IV |publisher=Linderman Co. |place=Denver |pages=34–37 |date=1927 |access-date=2026-01-10 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

Carlson graduated from the [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder) in 1902 and earned his law degree there in 1904.  He practiced law in [Fort Collins, Colorado](/source/Fort_Collins%2C_Colorado), from 1905 to 1908, and was [district attorney](/source/district_attorney) in Fort Collins from 1908 to 1914. He ran for governor as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) in 1914 and won, benefiting from vote-splitting between Democrats and Progressives.

Carlson's administration was noted for labor reforms, including the passage of a [workers' compensation](/source/workers'_compensation) law and the establishment of the Industrial Commission of Colorado.  He also supported and signed into law a [prohibition](/source/prohibition) bill making Colorado a "dry state."

Carlson was defeated for reelection in 1916.  After leaving office, he returned to law practice in Denver.

He died on December 6, 1926, in [Denver, Colorado](/source/Denver%2C_Colorado).

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|George Alfred Carlson}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031014212105/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/govs/carlson.html  State of Colorado biography]
*[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_colorado/col2-content/main-content-list/title_carlson_george.html George Alfred Carlson entry] at the [National Governors Association](/source/National_Governors_Association)
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlsmith-carlson.html#686.53.54 George Alfred Carlson entry] at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard)
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Category:Republican Party governors of Colorado
Category:People from Buena Vista County, Iowa
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Category:University of Colorado Law School alumni

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