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Charles C. Butler (b. 1865) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
6, 1865.
Son of Washington Irving Butler and Henrietta (Comstock) Butler.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado, 1912-26; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1927-37; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Robert Clark (1888-1956) —
also known as John R. Clark —
of Meeker, Rio Blanco
County, Colo.
Born in Louisville, Boulder
County, Colo., December
19, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado, 1936-51; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1951-56; died in office 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died May 14,
1956 (age 67 years, 147
days).
Interment somewhere
in Meeker, Colo.
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Edward Charles Day, Jr. (b. 1908) —
also known as Edward C. Day, Jr. —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
21, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1947-48; district judge in Colorado, 1948-56; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-76; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1962-63.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William West Grant, Jr. (b. 1881) —
also known as W. W. Grant, Jr. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, June 27,
1881.
Son of William West Grant (born 1846) and Mary Adeline (Moseley)
Grant.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928;
delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sharpless Jackson (b. 1889) —
also known as William S. Jackson —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., March 22,
1889.
Lawyer;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1942-53; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1951-53.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Bartlett Lee (1912-1988) —
also known as Robert B. Lee —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
16, 1912.
Son of Clarence Eugene Lee and Mary Lillian (Jennings) Lee.
Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 18th District, 1960-69; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1969-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 16,
1988 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard v. B. Sutton (1914-2002) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1914.
Son of B. E. Sutton and Anne (von Bibra) Sutton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1956-75; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1960-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died December
16, 2002 (age 87 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) —
also known as "Father of the Illinois
Constitution" —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Judicature Society.
Died, in a hospice
at Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Son of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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