Elizabeth Eyre Pellet
Colorado state legislator
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Elizabeth Eyre Pellet (née Elizabeth Eyre;[1] January 15, 1887 – April 7, 1976)[2] was an American actress, suffragist, and state legislator who served in the state of Colorado.[3] A Democrat, she represented southern Colorado counties of Dolores, Montezuma, and San Miguel in the Colorado House of Representatives, from 1948 to 1964, and as minority leader, from 1955 to 1956.[4] She was the first woman to serve as Colorado's House minority leader.
January 15, 1887
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet | |
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| Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office 1955–1956 | |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office 1948–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Eyre January 15, 1887 |
| Died | April 7, 1976 (aged 89) |
| Party | Democratic |
Biography
Elizabeth Eyre was born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Connecticut on January 15, 1887.[2] She acted on Broadway and in a silent film, The Plunderer (1915). In New York she also marched as a suffragist. She was married in 1919 to lawyer Robert Lockwood Pellet (1872–1949).[2]
She moved to Colorado with her husband and they operated mines in Rico, Colorado, where she was elected to the school board.[1] She wrote an autobiography titled, That Pellet Woman! (1965, published by Stein and Day).[5] She worked to gain federal support to save and restore the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.[6]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]
