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Politician members in Colorado


  Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) — also known as Frank E. Agan — of Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, March 4, 1906. Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan. Republican. Accountant for Nevada Northern Railway; member of Nevada Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948; chair of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948. Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Died May 5, 2001 (age 95 years, 62 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Serenity Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, July 20, 1935, to Evelyn B. Henderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) — also known as Wayne N. Aspinall — of Palisade, Mesa County, Colo. Born in Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, April 3, 1896. Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of Colorado state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Palisade, Mesa County, Colo., October 9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall; married, January 27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns (1897-1969); father of Owen Stuart Aspinall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Robb Eaton (1877-1942) — also known as William R. Eaton — of Denver, Colo. Born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, December 17, 1877. Son of Cyrus Black Eaton and Margaret (Whidden) Eaton. Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1915-18, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Kappa Sigma. Died in Denver, Colo., December 16, 1942 (age 64 years, 364 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Black Eaton and Margaret (Whidden) Eaton; nephew of Charles Aubrey Eaton; married, September 16, 1909, to Leila Carter (1877-1951).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Booth M. Malone (b. 1854) — of Beloit, Rock County, Wis.; Denver, Colo. Born in Benton County, Miss., August 9, 1854. Son of Richard Harwell Malone and Mary Cole (Cossitt) Malone. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Beloit, Wis., 1883-85; Rock County District Attorney, 1885-91; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1901-07. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 1, 1878, to Alma M. Bennett.
  John Edgar Manders (1895-1973) — also known as John E. Manders — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Denver, Colo., February 3, 1895. Son of Robert Francis Manders and Letha Clementine (Barnes) Manders. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1944; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1958. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in a hospital at Anchorage, Alaska, February 18, 1973 (age 78 years, 15 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1914, to Henrietta Bertolas.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William F. R. Mills (b. 1856) — of Denver, Colo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 8, 1856. Republican. Mayor of Denver, Colo., 1918-19; president, City Elite Laundry Co. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1881 to Corwina Rouse.
  Charles Clarence Sackmann (1879-1946) — also known as Charles C. Sackmann — of Denver, Colo. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 25, 1879. Lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1921-24; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1923-24; district judge in Colorado, 1925-31. Episcopalian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Junior Order; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1946 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1912 to Elna A. Hug.
  Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Denver, Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in 1838. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District, 1893-97. Episcopalian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1899 (age about 61 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1867 to Ada Elizabeth Meeker (granddaughter of Edward Mundy).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) — also known as Edward T. Taylor — of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo. Born in Metamora, Woodford County, Ill., June 19, 1858. Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1896-1908; U.S. Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th District 1915-41); died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died September 3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76 days). Interment at Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, October 19, 1892, to Etta (Tabor) Durfee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) — also known as William N. Vaile — of Denver, Colo. Born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., June 22, 1876. Son of Joel Frederick Vaile and Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated, 1916; died in office 1927. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, from heart disease, while riding in an automobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2, 1927 (age 51 years, 10 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, June 14, 1915, to Kate Rothwell Varrell (1876-1953).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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