About Elizabeth Eyre Pellet
Lived 1887 – 1976 (aged 89). Elizabeth Eyre Pellet was an American politician, actor and suffragist.
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet (née Elizabeth Eyre; January 15, 1887 – April 7, 1976) was an American actress, suffragist, and state legislator who served in the state of Colorado. 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. She was the first woman to serve as Colorado's House minority leader.
Biography Elizabeth Eyre was born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Connecticut on January 15, 1887. She worked to gain federal support to save and restore the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Elizabeth Eyre Pellet was born on 15 January 1887 in South Norwalk.
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Elizabeth Eyre Pellet died on 7 April 1976 in Rico.
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Elizabeth Eyre Pellet was a politician, actor and suffragist.
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