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{{Short description|American politician (1922–2004)}}
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| birthname=Donald Glenn Brotzman
| birthname=Donald Glenn Brotzman
| image name=Donald Glenn Brotz.jpg
| image name=Donald Glenn Brotz.jpg
| state=[[Colorado]]
|state = [[Colorado]]
| district=[[United States House of Representatives, Colorado District 2|2nd]]
|district = {{ushr|CO|2|2nd}}
| party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]
| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| term_start1=January 3, 1963
| term_start1=January 3, 1963
| term_end1=January 3, 1965
| term_end1=January 3, 1965
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| term4 = 1952-1954
| birth_date={{birth date|1922|06|28}}
| birth_date={{birth date|1922|06|28}}
| birth_place=[[Sterling, Colorado]]
| birth_place=[[Sterling, Colorado]], U.S.
| death_date={{death date and age|2004|09|15|1922|06|28}}
| death_date={{death date and age|2004|09|15|1922|06|28}}
| death_place=[[Alexandria, Virginia]]
| death_place=[[Alexandria, Virginia]], U.S.
| spouse=Louise
| spouse=Louise
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| alma_mater= [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] <br/>[[University of Colorado Law School]]
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'''Donald Glenn Brotzman''' (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Colorado]].
'''Donald Glenn Brotzman''' (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/member/donald-brotzman/B000893|title=Donald G. Brotzman|last=Brotzman|first=Donald G.|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Colorado]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/09/18/rep-donald-g-brotzman-colorado-republican-dies/076c6583-8095-48ed-baae-8983ff94fa8f/|title=Rep. Donald G. Brotzman, Colorado Republican, Dies|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2020-03-31|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Brotzman was born on a farm in near [[Sterling, Colorado]] in [[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]] to Priscella Ruth Kittle Smith (1895–1986) and Harry Brotzman (1895–1959). He was educated in Logan County schools. He married Louise L. Reed on April 9, 1944. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant with the [[81st Infantry Division (United States)|Eighty-first Infantry Division]] in the South Pacific from 1945 to 1946.
Brotzman was born on a farm in near [[Sterling, Colorado]] in [[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trackbill.com/legislator/colorado-representative-donald-g-brotzman/1-37/|title=US Congress Rep. Donald G. Brotzman (R) {{!}} TrackBill|website=trackbill.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> to Priscella Ruth Kittle Smith (1895–1986) and Harry Brotzman (1895–1959). He was educated in Logan County schools. He married Louise L. Reed on April 9, 1944. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant with the [[81st Infantry Division (United States)|Eighty-first Infantry Division]] in the South Pacific from 1945 to 1946.


Brotzman graduated from the Business School of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] in 1949; it has since been renamed the [[Leeds School of Business]]. He graduated from the [[University of Colorado Law School]] in 1949. He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1950 and began practice in [[Boulder, Colorado]].
Brotzman graduated from the Business School of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] in 1949; it has since been renamed the [[Leeds School of Business]]. He graduated from the [[University of Colorado Law School]] in 1949. He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1950 and began practice in [[Boulder, Colorado]].


Brotzman served as member of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]] from 1952 to 1954. He served as member of the [[Colorado Senate]] from 1954 to 1956, serving as Republican caucus leader in 1956. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1954 and 1956. He was appointed [[United States Attorney]] for Colorado by [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] and served from 1959 to 1961.
He served as member of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]] from 1952 to 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/B/BROTZMAN,-Donald-Glenn-(B000893)/|title=BROTZMAN, Donald Glenn {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|website=history.house.gov|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> He served as member of the [[Colorado Senate]] from 1954 to 1956, serving as Republican caucus leader in 1956. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1954 and 1956. He was appointed [[United States Attorney]] for Colorado by [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] and served from 1959 to 1961.


Brotzman was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[88th United States Congress|Eighty-eighth]] Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful nominee in 1964 to the [[89th United States Congress|Eighty-ninth]] Congress. He was elected to the [[90th United States Congress|Ninetieth]] and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the [[94th United States Congress|Ninety-fourth]] Congress in 1974.
Brotzman was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[88th United States Congress|Eighty-eighth]] Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful nominee in 1964 to the [[89th United States Congress|Eighty-ninth]] Congress. He was elected to the [[90th United States Congress|Ninetieth]] and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the [[94th United States Congress|Ninety-fourth]] Congress in 1974.
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 16 February 2024

Donald G. Brotzman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byPeter H. Dominick
Succeeded byRoy H. McVicker
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byRoy H. McVicker
Succeeded byTim Wirth
Member of the Colorado Senate
In office
1954-1956
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
1952-1954
Personal details
Born
Donald Glenn Brotzman

(1922-06-28)June 28, 1922
Sterling, Colorado, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 2004(2004-09-15) (aged 82)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLouise
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado Law School
OccupationAttorney

Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004)[1] was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.[2]

History

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Brotzman was born on a farm in near Sterling, Colorado in Logan County[3] to Priscella Ruth Kittle Smith (1895–1986) and Harry Brotzman (1895–1959). He was educated in Logan County schools. He married Louise L. Reed on April 9, 1944. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant with the Eighty-first Infantry Division in the South Pacific from 1945 to 1946.

Brotzman graduated from the Business School of the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1949; it has since been renamed the Leeds School of Business. He graduated from the University of Colorado Law School in 1949. He was admitted to the bar in 1950 and began practice in Boulder, Colorado.

He served as member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1952 to 1954.[4] He served as member of the Colorado Senate from 1954 to 1956, serving as Republican caucus leader in 1956. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1954 and 1956. He was appointed United States Attorney for Colorado by President Eisenhower and served from 1959 to 1961.

Brotzman was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful nominee in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress. He was elected to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974.

Brotzman served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from 1975 to 1977. He also served as president of Rubber Manufacturers Association and National Rubber Shippers Association, and as chairman of the Industry Safety Council in Washington, D.C.

His wife of 51 years, Louise Reed Brotzman, died in 1995.

Brotzman died of cancer Sept. 15 at the Fountains at Washington House, a nursing home in Alexandria. He lived in Alexandria.

Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn Davis Brotzman of Alexandria, whom he married in 1996; two children from his first marriage, Kathleen "Kathy" Caldwell of Longmont, Colo., and Donald G. "Chip" Brotzman Jr. of Carbondale, Colo.; a stepson, Robert Higgins of Philippi, W.Va.; a brother; and six grandchildren.

References

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  1. ^ Brotzman, Donald G. "Donald G. Brotzman". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ "Rep. Donald G. Brotzman, Colorado Republican, Dies". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ "US Congress Rep. Donald G. Brotzman (R) | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. ^ "BROTZMAN, Donald Glenn | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado
1954, 1956 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 2nd congressional district
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 2nd congressional district
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 		Succeeded by
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