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{{short description|American politician}}
'''Jared L. Brush''' (July 6, 1835 – April 24, 1913) was the [[Lieutenant Governor of Colorado|ninth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado]]. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and served from 1895 to 1899 under governors [[Albert
He was born in [[Clermont County, Ohio]], on July 6, 1835. He moved to [[Iowa]] and then to [[Greeley, Colorado]], arriving in 1859. He was a prospector and rancher, who developed early irrigation systems and encouraged agricultural associations. He served as sheriff of [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]] in 1871, as a county commissioner from 1874 to 1877, and as a state assemblyman from 1879 to 1893. In 1896 he became a banker but continued to encourage agriculture and education, securing a state normal school for Greeley (later Colorado State Teachers College, now the [[University of Northern Colorado]]).<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/419670/University-of-Northern-Colorado Encyclopædia Britannica: University of Northern Colorado]</ref> He died April 24, 1913, in Greeley.
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