Dyatt, Hugh
miner, legislator, was born July 19, 1850, in County Antrim, Province Ulster, Ireland. He is of Scotch and Irish descent; attended the country schools; and was reared in the presbyterian belief. His early days were spent in agricultural pursuits; and in 1877 moved to Colorado, where he has since been principally engaged in mining. In 1892 he was elected a member of the ninth general assembly of the state of Colorado, receiving the unanimous nomination of both republican and populist conventions. He is a man of strong convictions, and takes advanced ground in all public matters; and is interested in everything pertaining to the public welfare of his state. He has been successful in his mining operations and owns extensive mining property near Leadville, Colo.
He was the organizer of the Merchants State bank of Almena, and is its vice-president. In 1898 he was a candidate for the Colorado state senate.