Norman H. Meldrum

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name =Norman H. Meldrum

|office1 = 5th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

|governor1 = Alva Adams

|term_start1 =January 11, 1887

|term_end1 =January 8, 1889

|predecessor1= Peter W. Breene

|successor1= William Grover Smith

|office2=Secretary of State of Colorado

|term_start2= 1879

|term_end2= 1883

|governor2=Frederick Walker Pitkin

|preceded2=William Clark

|succeeded2=Melvin Edwards

|birth_date = {{birth date|1841|10|11}}

|birth_place =Caledonia, New York

|death_date ={{death date and age|1920|2|11|1841|10|11}}

|death_place = Denver, Colorado

|resting_place=

|party = Republican

|spouse =

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|occupation=

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Norman H. Meldrum (October 11, 1841 – February 11, 1920) was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1887 to 1889 under Alva Adams. He had previously served in the American Civil War guarding the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. He also was the Secretary of State of Colorado from 1879 to 1883. As lieutenant governor Meldrum introduced the legislation for the founding of Colorado State University.{{cite book |title=The Historical encyclopedia of Wyoming, Volume 2 |last=Chamblin |first=Thomas Stone |page=980 |year=1970 |publisher=Wyoming Historical Institute |oclc=153948 }} He was born in Caledonia, New York and died in Denver, Colorado.{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#042.45.29|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Meekins to Meller}}