Weld-Pueblo County CO Archives Biographies.....Houtchens, Evert H. 1878 - 
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Author: Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)

HON. EVERT H. HOUTCHENS.

    Hon. Evert H. Houtchens, lawyer and legislator, living in Greeley, is making
a most creditable record as a practitioner at the Colorado bar and as a member
of its house of representatives, where he gives thoughtful and earnest
consideration to all the vital questions which come up for settlement. His life
record dates from October 27, 1878. He was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, a
son of Samuel R. and Susie (Cheatham) Houtchens, who were also natives of the
Blue Grass state, where the father followed the occupation of farming for many
years. Later he went to Illinois, where he carried on similar pursuits and then
went to Texas, where he purchased land, continuing its further development and
cultivation throughout his remaining days, or for a period of twenty-five years.
He died December 3, 1913, and is still survived by his wife, who now makes her
home in Harrold, Texas.

    Evert H. Houtchens was reared largely in Texas and pursued his education in
the public schools, passing through consecutive grades to his graduation from
high school. His own labors provided for the expenses of his course while he was
in high school. On the 17th of May, 1904, he arrived in Greeley, Colorado, where
he took up the profession of teaching, which he successfully followed for three
years, imparting readily and clearly to others the knowledge which he had
acquired. On the expiration of that period he entered the State University at
Boulder in preparation for the practice of law, and on the completion of his law
course he was graduated with the LL. B. degree as a member of the class of 1910.
He was admitted to the bar in the same year and continued to teach school as
principal near Pueblo for a year. In 1911 he went to Johnstown, where he began
the practice of law, and for three years he there remained. On the 1st of July,
1914, he arrived in Greeley, where he opened an office and has since engaged in
practice; his ability in this profession bringing him steadily to the front. He
is very careful and thorough in the preparation of his cases, is painstaking and
earnest in the presentation of his cause and in the application of a legal
principle to the points at issue is seldom if ever at fault. He thinks deeply
and reasons logically and his success is due to the very thorough, systematic
and able manner in which he handles his cause in the courts.

    In August, 1906, Mr. Houtchens was united in marriage to Miss Mary E.
Baruard and to them have been born four children: M. Kathryn, who was born
August 26, 1909; Orson Barnard, born August 5, 1911; Evert Letcher, born October
28, 1914; and Robert Stanley, born on the 11th of August, 1917.

    In his political views Mr. Houtchens has always been a stanch supporter of
democratic principles since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He
served as town attorney at Johnstown, at Mead and at Milliken, Colorado, for
three years, and in the fall of 1916 was elected to represent his district in
the house of representatives and is still one of its members. He is proving an
active working member of the house, giving thoughtful and earnest consideration
to the vital questions which come up for settlement, and his labors in behalf of
public progress and improvement have been attended with good results.
Fraternally he is connected with the Weld County Bar Association and the
Colorado State Bar Association. His religious faith is that of the Baptist
church and he is a teacher of the Baraca class of the Sunday school, is also a
member of the board of trustees of the church and is serving as clerk of the
board. In a word, he takes an active and helpful part in all church work, doing
everything in his power to promote its growth and extend its influence, and his
life is actuated by high and honorable principles. He is a man worthy of high
regard and all who know him entertain for him unqualified respect and confidence.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF COLORADO

ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME III

CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1918


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