William Ellery Sweet (January 27, 1869-May 9, 1942) was the 23rd Governor of Colorado from 1923-1925.
William was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 27, 1869 to Channing and Emeroy Sweet. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1872 when William was two. He attended school there, and graduated from high school in 1887. After high school, he went to college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Swarthmore College. He graduated from Swarthmo...
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William Ellery Sweet (January 27, 1869-May 9, 1942) was the 23rd Governor of Colorado from 1923-1925.
William was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 27, 1869 to Channing and Emeroy Sweet. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1872 when William was two. He attended school there, and graduated from high school in 1887. After high school, he went to college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Swarthmore College. He graduated from Swarthmore in 1890, after three years attending, and got his Bachelor Degree.
On October 19, 1892, Sweet married Joyeuse L. Fullerton in Philadelphia. After their marriage, William moved to Denver. He decided to start up an investment banking firm, which led the Sweet family to become wealthy, and even let William to retire in 1922. He donated much of his money to charities, including the Denver YMCA.
It wasn't until 1922, that he became active in politics. He joined the Democratic Party, and he gained most of his support from the farm and labor...
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