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Baptist Politicians in Colorado


  William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) — also known as William L. Boatright — of Golden, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Gentry County, Mo., June 14, 1876. Son of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright. Republican. Lawyer; Colorado state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1928. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen of the World; Kiwanis; American Bar Association. Died, of a heart ailment, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colo., November 25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, February 7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump.
  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.
  John Edgar Chenoweth (1897-1986) — also known as J. Edgar Chenoweth — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Born in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., August 17, 1897. Son of Thomas Beaseman Chenoweth and Esther Rebecca (Shamberger) Chenoweth. Republican. Lawyer; Las Animas County Judge, 1933-41; Colorado Republican state chair, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1941-49, 1951-65; defeated, 1948, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1972. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., January 2, 1986 (age 88 years, 138 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) — also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr. Prohibition" — of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., December 24, 1932. Son of Earl Farwell Dodge (1910-1946) and Dorothy May (Harris) Dodge (1911-1993). Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1990. Baptist. Collapsed at Denver International Airport, and died soon after, from cardiac arrythmia, at the University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colo., November 7, 2007 (age 74 years, 318 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 20, 1951, to Barbara Regan.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank Lockhart Fetzer (b. 1886) — also known as Frank L. Fetzer — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., August 19, 1886. Son of John L. Fetzer and Lucretia (Elgin) Fetzer. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940, 1948. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Trent Franks (b. 1957) — of Glendale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Uravan, Montrose County, Colo., June 19, 1957. Republican. Business owner; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1985-87; U.S. Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 2003-. Baptist. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  John Henry Marsalis (1904-1971) — also known as John H. Marsalis — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in McComb, Pike County, Miss., May 9, 1904. Son of Louis Hillery Marsalis and Alice Bryant (Warner) Marsalis. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; District Attorney, 10th District, 1944-48; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950, 1952; district judge in Colorado, 1955-62. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Exchange Club. Died in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., June 26, 1971 (age 67 years, 48 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) — also known as James M. Perkins — of Denver, Colo. Born in Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., January 8, 1863. Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins. Physician; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1913-15. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1892, to Hattie F. Montague.
  Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) — also known as Byron G. Rogers — of Bent County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., August 1, 1900. Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in a hospital in Denver, Colo., December 31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152 days). Interment at Mt. Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, July 11, 1933, to Helen Pauline Kepler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cloy E. Whitney (1910-1979) — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colo., November 15, 1910. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in 1979 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Anne M. Wood.

 

 


 
   
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