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. Cornforth was born in Smethport,

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. He was a member of the Colorado State Senate from 1903 to 1905 and again from 1911 to 1915. Cornforth ran for mayor of

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in 1913.transcript of ''Colorado Springs Gazette'', March 20, 1913
/ref> Cornforth was a Colorado district judge from 1921 to 1938.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornforth, Arthur 1861 births 1938 deaths People from Smethport, Pennsylvania Colorado state senators Lieutenant Governors of Colorado