Earl Cooley (politician)

Earl Cooley (March 27, 1880 – May 6, 1940) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1921 to 1923 under Oliver Henry Shoup.

He served in World War I in the 2nd Colorado Infantry.

On February 17, 1922, while acting as governor, he pardoned a man whom he had defended on the charge of horse-stealing in 1907.

[1] After his term as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado he served as a member of State board and Land Commissioners from 1923 to 1927.

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