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Carl Jacobson (b. 1916) —
of Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 26,
1916.
Son of Adolph Jacobson and Hilma (Fredrickson) Jacobson.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Adams County Republican Party, 1945-50.
Protestant.
Member, Grange; Lions.
Still living as of 1950.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Chatfield Speer. |
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Robert Fay Rockwell (1886-1950) —
also known as Robert F. Rockwell —
of Paonia, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
11, 1886.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Colorado
state senate, 1921-23, 1939-41; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Grange.
Died in Paonia, Delta
County, Colo., September
28, 1950 (age 64 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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