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Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) —
also known as Odell C. Barry —
of Northglenn, Adams
County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 1941.
Democrat. Professional
football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; real estate
agent; mayor
of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93.
African ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Leslie Brown (b. 1926) —
also known as George L. Brown —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., July 1,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Colorado
state senate, 1956-75; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1975-79.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Sigma
Delta Chi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1997.
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Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) —
also known as Vikki Buckley —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
2, 1947.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure caused by heart
disease, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., July 14,
1999 (age 51 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Jeremiah Haralson (1846-c.1916) —
of Alabama.
Born near Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., April 1,
1846.
Republican. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Alabama
state senate, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1875-77.
African ancestry.
Killed by wild
animals near Denver (unknown
county), Colo., about 1916 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl W. Mann —
of Colorado.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1943.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gregory McKnight —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Sylvia Morgan-Smith (born c.1940) —
also known as Syl Morgan-Smith —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born about 1940.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1988,
2004;
Presidential Elector for Colorado, 2004.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) —
also known as Arie P. Taylor; "Denver's Bella
Abzug" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1968;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denver
clerk and recorder, 1991-95.
Female.
African ancestry.
Colorado's first
African-American woman legislator.
Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., September
27, 2003 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Wellington E. Webb —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 2004.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Preston White —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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