Pueblo-Teller County CO Archives Biographies.....Lancaster, Thomas R. 1868 - 
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Author: Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)

THOMAS R. LANCASTER.

    Thomas R. Lancaster, state inspector of highways, maintaining his office and
residence in Pueblo, was born in Letts, Louisa county, Iowa on the 4th of
December, 1868, a son of William and Margaret (Armstrong) Lancaster. The family
comes of English and Scotch ancestry. The father is deceased but the mother is
still living.

    Thomas R. Lancaster was educated in the common schools and in young manhood
was identified with coal interests at Centerville Iowa, for two years. In 1887
he made his way westward and located for a time in Wyoming and afterward became
a resident of Colorado. He took up his abode in Pueblo in 1888 and was employed
in various ways. He was also a member of the police force of Cripple Creek
during the boom days there and for nine years was a member of the police force
of Pueblo. He afterward entered into business relations with Thomas J. Tynon, as
superintendent of the road camp, building roads in northern Colorado. He
occupied that position for eight years, when his health demanded a change and he
received the appointment to the position of bailiff of the district court. He
acted in that capacity until the 15th of May, 1918, when he resigned to accept
the position of state inspector of highways, in which position he is now serving.

    Mr. Lancaster is a democrat in his political views and has long been an
active worker in the ranks of his party. He has frequently served as a delegate
to the county and state conventions of the party and his opinions have long
carried weight in its councils. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks and he is widely known by reason of his activities
along various lines and his residence in different parts of the state. He has
ever been greatly interested in the state and its development, and has been
particularly active in support of the good roads movement. It was this which led
to his appointment to his present position as state inspector of highways and
already he has marked out his work along progressive lines productive of
excellent results. He looks ever beyond the exigencies of the moment to the
opportunities, the needs and the possibilities of the future, and is working to
give Colorado a system of highways of which she will have every reason to be
proud.


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HISTORY OF COLORADO

ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME III

CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1918



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