Mayor of Denver, Colorado. He was elected the youngest mayor of Denver, Colorado at age 35, serving from 1947 to 1955. As a reform candidate, he defeated 20-year incumbent Mayor Ben Stapleton in the mayoral race by 58% of the vote. While in office, Newton created the Career Service Authority, enlarged the library system with the construction of the central library at Civic Center Park, constructed the Denver Botanic Gardens, expanded Stapleton Airport, created the Mayor's committee on human rights, and spearheaded the construction of a new coliseum for the National Western Stock Show. In 1953, he registered as a Democrat to run for the office of United States Senator from Colorado but lost in the primaries. He did not run for re-election to the mayor's office. After leaving the mayor's office, he was the Vice-President of the Ford Foundation from 1955 to 1956. As the President of the University of Colorado system from 1956 to 1963, he raised academic standards and emphasized the achievement of excellence. In partnership with the National Bureau of Standards, he established the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) in 1962. Subsequently, he was the head of the Commonwealth Foundation in New York, and later, was a senior consultant with the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation in Palo Alto, California. In 1980 he returned to Denver to practice law. As a member of a wealthy pioneer family in Colorado, he was known as “Quigg.” Before college, he attended private schools in New England. He earned a BA degree in 1933 and LLB in 1936 from Yale University. Upon graduation from Yale Law School, he became a law clerk for his former professor, William O. Douglas. In 1937 he joined the Denver law firm of Lewis and Grant, and the next year, he and his brother-in-law, Richard Davis, formed their own firm specializing in tax and regulatory law. He served as a naval legal officer during World War II, rising to the rank of Commander. He was the honorary director of the Alzheimer's Association and a trustee of the Boettcher Foundation, from 1937 to 1955. He died of a heart attack.
Mayor of Denver, Colorado. He was elected the youngest mayor of Denver, Colorado at age 35, serving from 1947 to 1955. As a reform candidate, he defeated 20-year incumbent Mayor Ben Stapleton in the mayoral race by 58% of the vote. While in office, Newton created the Career Service Authority, enlarged the library system with the construction of the central library at Civic Center Park, constructed the Denver Botanic Gardens, expanded Stapleton Airport, created the Mayor's committee on human rights, and spearheaded the construction of a new coliseum for the National Western Stock Show. In 1953, he registered as a Democrat to run for the office of United States Senator from Colorado but lost in the primaries. He did not run for re-election to the mayor's office. After leaving the mayor's office, he was the Vice-President of the Ford Foundation from 1955 to 1956. As the President of the University of Colorado system from 1956 to 1963, he raised academic standards and emphasized the achievement of excellence. In partnership with the National Bureau of Standards, he established the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) in 1962. Subsequently, he was the head of the Commonwealth Foundation in New York, and later, was a senior consultant with the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation in Palo Alto, California. In 1980 he returned to Denver to practice law. As a member of a wealthy pioneer family in Colorado, he was known as “Quigg.” Before college, he attended private schools in New England. He earned a BA degree in 1933 and LLB in 1936 from Yale University. Upon graduation from Yale Law School, he became a law clerk for his former professor, William O. Douglas. In 1937 he joined the Denver law firm of Lewis and Grant, and the next year, he and his brother-in-law, Richard Davis, formed their own firm specializing in tax and regulatory law. He served as a naval legal officer during World War II, rising to the rank of Commander. He was the honorary director of the Alzheimer's Association and a trustee of the Boettcher Foundation, from 1937 to 1955. He died of a heart attack.
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