Francis Patrick Carney

Francis Patrick Carney (September 20, 1846 – May 4, 1902) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado.

He was a member of the Populist Party and served from 1899 to 1901 under Governor Charles Spalding Thomas.

His family emigrated to New York City in 1859 and moved to Ouray, Colorado in 1877.

[2] He became a mason and worked as a contractor and miner as well as an organizer of labor unions.

However, he quit the board after serving only one year and returned to the private sector.