Francis Patrick Carney
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Francis Patrick Carney was the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
, United States. He was a member of the Populist party and served from 1899 to 1901 under Governor Charles Spalding Thomas
.
He was born September 20, 1846 in County Fermanagh
, Ireland
. His family emigrated to New York City
in 1859 and moved to Ouray, Colorado
in 1877. He became a mason and worked as a contractor and miner as well as an organizer of labor unions. He served as a Colorado Assemblyman from 1893 to 1895 and state senator 1895 to 1899. He died May 4, 1902 in Ouray.
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on...
, United States. He was a member of the Populist party and served from 1899 to 1901 under Governor Charles Spalding Thomas
Charles Spalding Thomas
Charles Spalding Thomas was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, he attended private schools in Georgia and Connecticut, and served briefly in the Confederate Army.-Biography:...
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He was born September 20, 1846 in County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, Ireland
Ireland
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. His family emigrated to New York City
New York City
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in 1859 and moved to Ouray, Colorado
Ouray, Colorado
The historic City of Ouray is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 813 at the U.S. Census 2000 and 1,000 as of the U.S. Census 2010...
in 1877. He became a mason and worked as a contractor and miner as well as an organizer of labor unions. He served as a Colorado Assemblyman from 1893 to 1895 and state senator 1895 to 1899. He died May 4, 1902 in Ouray.