Amos Steck

Amos Steck
Amos Steck
3rd Mayor of Denver
	In office; 1863–1864
Preceded by	Charles A. Cook
Succeeded by	Hiram J. Brendlinger
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1822; Lancaster, Ohio, U.S
Died	November 17, 1908 (aged 86); Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Amos Steck (January 8, 1822 – November 17, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician.[1] He served as Postmaster in 1859, then mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1863 to 1864.[2] He also was School Board president, and elected to the state legislature. He died in 1908 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Denver.[3] Amos Steck Elementary School is named after him.[4]

References

McGrath, Maria Davies (1934). The Real Pioneers of Colorado (PDF). The Denver Museum. pp. 485–486. Retrieved April 30, 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
"History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
Amos Steck at Find a Grave
"Amos Steck Elementary: About Amos Steck". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

Bibliography

Bretz, James (2005). Mansions of Denver: The Vintage Years 1870-1938. Pruett Publishing. ISBN 9780871089373.

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[1] McGrath, Maria Davies (1934). The Real Pioneers of Colorado (PDF). The Denver Museum. pp. 485–486. Retrieved April 30, 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[2] "History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[3] Amos Steck at Find a Grave

[4] "Amos Steck Elementary: About Amos Steck". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-27.