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| Name | David A. Hamil |
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Atwood, Colorado , United States |
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December 03, 1908
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| Died | July 27, 2002
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| Info | David Alexander Hamil
Speaker of the House
David Hamil was born on December 3, 1908, on a ranch near Proctor, Colorado, in Logan County. After graduating from Sterling High School, he attended Hastings College in Nebraska where he was recognized for his scholarship, leadership abilities, and athletic prowess. He graduated cum laude from Hastings in 1930. He then returned to Logan County and entered the cattle business with his brother.
Hamil was elected to the first of five consecutive terms in the Colorado House of Representatives in 1938. He served in the General Assembly from 1939 through 1948, when he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor. In 1950, he was once again elected to the House and re-elected in 1952 and 1954. During each of his last three terms, he was chosen Speaker of the House.
In June of 1956, Hamil accepted an appointment as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) from President Dwight Eisenhower. He remained in that office until 1961, when he returned to Colorado. In 1962, Hamil made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Institutions by Governor John Love in 1963. Hamil continued as director of the department until 1969, when he returned to Washington, D.C., to once again become director of the REA at the request of President Richard Nixon. Hamil continued in that position until 1979. He died on July 27, 2002 in Sterling.
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