Haskell, Floyd K., 1916-1998

found: Univ. of Colorado files, February 15, 2016:Floyd K. Haskell papers (Floyd Kirk Haskell was born in Morristown, New Jersey, February 7, 1916. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1937 and then a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1941. Admitted to the bar in both New York and Colorado in 1946, his Denver practice specialized in tax law until 1972. In 1964, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican, representing the then house district number 6 in Arapahoe County, where he served for 4 years and became the assistant majority leader in 1967. In 1970, he switched political parties and became a Democrat. In 1972 he was elected to the United States Senate over Republican Gordon L. Allott. He served from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1979. Senator Haskell died on August 25, 1998.

found: OCLC, February 15, 2016(access points: Haskell, Floyd K., Haskell, Floyd Kirk, Haskell, Floyd K. (Floyd Kirk), 1916-1998; usage: Floyd K. Haskell)