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Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) —
also known as Alva B. Adams —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo., October
29, 1875.
Son of Ella (Nye) Adams and Alva
Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1941 (age 66 years, 33
days).
Entombed at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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Frank D. Allen (1892-1990) —
of Akron, Washington
County, Colo.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., August 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1990 (age 98 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Swedish Medical
Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Wilbur McClure Alter (1879-1967) —
also known as Wilbur M. Alter —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1879.
Son of D. G. Alter and Ada V. (Lutz) Alter.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; district judge in Colorado 4th District, 1923-28; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1928-33, 1944-57; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1955-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in July, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Teller Ammons (1895-1972) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
3, 1895.
Son of Elias
Milton Ammons and Elizabeth (Fleming) Ammons (1869-1945).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1930-35; Governor of
Colorado, 1937-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died January
16, 1972 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) —
also known as Thomas H. Anderson —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, June 6,
1848.
Son of John Anderson and Amelia (Dallas) Anderson.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.
Died, in a hospital
at Denver,
Colo., October
1, 1916 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Springfield, Baca
County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
1, 1906.
Son of Elias Arraj and Mary (Davis) Arraj.
Lawyer; Baca
County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during
World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Lewis Thornton Babcock (b. 1943) —
of Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo., April 4,
1943.
Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1976-83; Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1983-88; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1988-.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Wicks Bailey (1856-1909) —
also known as George W. Bailey —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 8,
1856.
Son of Isaiah L. Bailey and Sarah Jane (Wicks) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer; Larimer
County Attorney; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1909
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton Shelley Bailey (1855-1922) —
also known as Morton S. Bailey —
of Fairplay, Park
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., July 3,
1855.
Son of John W. Bailey and Margaret (Lewis) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1890-92; district judge in Colorado 11th District,
1892-1908; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-22; died in office 1922.
Died May 16,
1922 (age 66 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April 19,
1894.
Son of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Arthur Atwood Ballantine, Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Son of Helen Bailey (Graves) Ballantine (1882-1966) and Arthur Atwood
Ballantine (1883-1960).
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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L. Ward Bannister (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March 30,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard L. Banta, Jr. (1912-1993) —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry E. Barnard (1892-1973) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., July 11,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1929-32; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., August
20, 1973 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash (died 1911); married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Son of Thaddeus P. Bell and America Virginia (Palmer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit,
1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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John Calhoun Bell (1851-1933) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Saguache, Saguache
County, Colo.; Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo.; Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born near Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., December
11, 1851.
Son of Harrison Bell and Rachel (Laxson) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saguache
County Attorney, 1874-76; district judge in Colorado 7th
District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1893-1903; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1913-15.
Died in Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo., August
12, 1933 (age 81 years, 244
days).
Interment at Cedar
Cemetery, Montrose, Colo.
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Michael L. Bender (b. 1942) —
of Colorado.
Born January
7, 1942.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1997-; appointed 1997.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael F. Bennet (b. 1964) —
of California; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New Delhi, India,
November
28, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for California, 1996;
superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-09; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2009-; appointed 2009.
Still living as of 2012.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
14, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
president, Sally Lou Food Co.;
vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado
state senate, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi; Humane
Society; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 22,
1987 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Norman William Black (1931-1997) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
6, 1931.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1979-96; took
senior status 1996.
Died in Silverthorne, Summit
County, Colo., July 23,
1997 (age 65 years, 229
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Otto Bock (1881-1942) —
of Colorado.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
21, 1881.
Son of J. C. F. W. Bock and Minnie (Koehler) Bock.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1939-42; died in office 1942.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
15, 1942 (age 61 years, 175
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Eugene Alva Bond (1890-1980) —
also known as Eugene A. Bond —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Royston, Franklin
County, Ga., May 29,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died in April, 1980
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) —
also known as Robert W. Bonynge —
of Denver,
Colo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863.
Son of Robert Bonynge and Susan (Burchell) Bonynge.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,
1900.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) —
also known as Francis E. Bouck —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1873.
Son of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 5th District,
1918-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Denver,
Colo., November
24, 1941 (age 67 years, 364
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;
married, November
29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester (died); married, August
20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
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Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) —
also known as Thomas M. Bowen —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born near Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
26, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1864;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1871; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1873; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883-89.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March 12,
1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Son of John Brannan and Ella Louise (Street) Brannan.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, July 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles D. Bromley (1899-1968) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., November
19, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1952
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Chi
Psi.
Died in January, 1968
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) —
also known as Franklin E. Brooks —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
7, 1916 (age 55 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) —
also known as Donald G. Brotzman —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., June 28,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado
state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1956; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75;
defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Rotary; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Federal
Bar Association; Jaycees.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., September
15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Son of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) —
also known as Charles P. Bryan —
of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
2, 1856.
Son of Thomas Barbour Bryan and Jane Byrd (Page) Bryan.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-97; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1898-1902; Portugal, 1903-10; Belgium, 1909-11; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1911-12.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1918 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) —
also known as Haslett P. Burke —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monona
County, Iowa, April 28,
1874.
Son of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; district judge in Colorado 13th District,
1907-19; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Acacia; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin H. Butcher (c.1854-1937) —
also known as Ben H. Butcher —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Colorado.
Born in Butcher's Bend, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1854.
Son of Edwin S. Butcher and Mary J. (Wright) Butcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1879-80, 1931-37 (1st District
1879-80, Wood County 1931-37); died in office 1937; member of Colorado
state house of representatives; member of Colorado
state senate; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1912.
Member, Elks.
Sponsor of West Virginia State Prohibition Repeal Amendment, adopted
in the 1934 election.
Died February
12, 1937 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 Campbell (1853-1938) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., September
13, 1853.
Son of James M. Campbell and Nancy Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer; El Paso
County Attorney, 1884-85; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Colorado
state senate, 1887; district judge in Colorado, 1889-95; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1895-1913, 1922-37; appointed 1922;
chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1898-1904, 1910-13, 1936-37.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died January
1, 1938 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson)
Carlson.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th Judicial District,
1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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William Albion Carlson (1908-1990) —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-48; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1947-48; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Died in 1990
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Cass Carpenter (1836-1908) —
of South Carolina; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., February
20, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Sen. William
H. Buckingham, 1868-73; member of Republican
National Committee from South Carolina, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1874-75; newspaper
editor.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1908 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887-1950) —
also known as Ralph L. Carr —
of Antonito, Conejos
County, Colo.
Born in Rosita, Custer
County, Colo., December
11, 1887.
Son of William Frank Carr and Mattie (Kimberlin) Carr.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Conejos
County Attorney, 1922-29; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1929-33; Governor of
Colorado, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1940,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1942.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., September
22, 1950 (age 62 years, 285
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Oscar Littleton Chapman (1896-1978) —
also known as Oscar L. Chapman —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Omega, Halifax
County, Va., October
22, 1896.
Son of James Jackson Chapman and Rosa Archer (Blount) Chapman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died February
8, 1978 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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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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Nathan B. Coats (born c.1949) —
Born about 1949.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 2000-; appointed 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Allyn Cole (1885-1963) —
of Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas, 1885.
Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-20; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Charles Ross Conklin (b. 1920) —
also known as Charles Conklin —
of Delta, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1955-66; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1957-60; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1966.
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George Milton Corlett (1884-1955) —
of Monte Vista, Rio Grande
County, Colo.
Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., November
7, 1884.
Son of Charles Milton Corlett and Mary (Stafford) Corlett.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Monte Vista, Colo., 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1927-31.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
16, 1955 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874-1939) —
also known as Edward P. Costigan —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in King William
County, Va., July 1,
1874.
Lawyer; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1912, 1914; U.S. Tariff Commissioner, 1917-28.; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1927-28; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
17, 1939 (age 64 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde C. Dawson (b. 1864) —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dallas
County, Iowa, February
8, 1864.
Son of Jesse W. Dawson and Caroline (Price) Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Dines (b. 1921) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1921.
Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-66; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1965-66.
Still living as of 1966.
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John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Son of John
David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) —
also known as Peter H. Dominick —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., March 18,
1981 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Edward Doyle (1911-1986) —
also known as William E. Doyle —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., February
5, 1911.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1959-61; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1961-71; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1971-84; took senior
status 1984.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 2,
1986 (age 75 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Duke W. Dunbar —
of Colorado.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1951-73.
Member, American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1898-1967) —
also known as Edward P. F. Eagan; Eddie
Eagan —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 26,
1898.
Son of John William Eagan and Clara (Bartholomew) Eagan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won the gold
medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,
Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won another gold
medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1967 (age 69 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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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.
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Allison H. Eid (b. 1965) —
Born in 1965.
Republican. Special assistant and speechwriter
to U.S. Secretary of Education William
Bennett; lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Clarence
Thomas and for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jerry
E. Smith; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 2006-; appointed 2006.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eugene Engley (1852-1910) —
of Colorado.
Born in Massachusetts, 1852.
Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1893-94.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo., April 18,
1910 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Alamosa
Cemetery, Alamosa, Colo.
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Frank Edward Evans (1923-2010) —
also known as Frank E. Evans —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
6, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1965-79.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., June 8,
2010 (age 86 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Farrar (1877-1961) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Evans, Weld
County, Colo., November
15, 1877.
Son of John H. Farrar and Agnes I. (McCain) Farrar.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1913-16; secretary and general counsel,
Colorado Fuel
and Iron
Co.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1961
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Cornelius Ferris, Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 26,
1866.
Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (1837-1908) —
of Missouri.
Born near Cologne, Prussia (Köln, Germany),
April
6, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1864-68; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1869-73; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1905-07;
resigned 1907.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 18,
1908 (age 71 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John D. Freeman (c.1806-1886) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., about 1806.
Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1841-51; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo., January
17, 1886 (age about 80
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jackson, Miss.
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Bob Frie —
of Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Lawyer; mayor of
Arvada, Colo., 1981-89, 1991-99, 2007-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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William Henry Gabbert (1849-1923) —
also known as William H. Gabbert —
of Telluride, San Miguel
County, Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, October
12, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 7th District,
1893-97; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1898-1917; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1904-07, 1915-17.
Died in 1923
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues.
Republican. Lawyer; district attorney 8th District, 1888-94;
district judge in Colorado 8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1896); married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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Robert Shaeffer Gast, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Robert S. Gast —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1915.
Son of Robert Shaeffer Gast and Corinne Neville (Busey) Gast.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Luther M. Goddard (b. 1840) —
of Kansas; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
27, 1840.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872; district judge in Colorado
5th District, 1883-92; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1892-1901, 1905-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Andrew Graham (b. 1908) —
also known as Charles A. Graham —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., January
10, 1908.
Son of Charles Andrew Graham and Alice (McClintock) Graham.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1944.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
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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Melvin Bernard Grover (1921-2001) —
also known as Melvin Grover —
of California.
Born in Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo., 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; police
officer; lawyer; superior court judge in California,
1983-97.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 2001 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Caldeen Gunter (1858-1940) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., October
31, 1858.
Son of Thomas
Montague Gunter and Marcella (Jackson) Gunter.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 3rd District,
1889-95; Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1901-05; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-07; Governor of
Colorado, 1917-19.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1940 (age 81 years, 361
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Herbert Spencer Hadley (1872-1927) —
also known as Herbert S. Hadley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., February
20, 1872.
Son of Maj. John Milton Hadley.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-03; Missouri
state attorney general, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1912,
1916;
Governor
of Missouri, 1909-13; law
professor; Chancellor,
Washington University, 1923-27.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
1, 1927 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) —
also known as Warren A. Haggott —
of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, May 18,
1864.
Son of Benjamin Pearl Haggott and Margaret Agnes (Gamble) Haggott.
Republican. School
teacher; mining engineer;
lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 29,
1958 (age 93 years, 346
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Benjamin Franklin Hall (1814-1891) —
also known as Benjamin F. Hall —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Colorado.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., July 23,
1814.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1844; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1852; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1863-65.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
6, 1891 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) —
also known as Frank H. Hall —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Braceville, Grundy
County, Ill., August
14, 1890.
Son of Matthew F. Hall and Mary Jane (Graham) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Lions.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 74 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Clay Hall (b. 1860) —
also known as Henry C. Hall —
of Paris, France;
Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1860.
Son of Henry Clay Hall and Amanda Harwood (Ferry) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Colorado Springs, Colo., 1905-07; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1914-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Henry
Clay |
| | | Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Hall and
Amanda Harwood (Ferry) Hall; married, June 4,
1887, to Mary Bacon Bartow (died 1901); married, March 14,
1905, to Alice Munsell Sweetser. |
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Moses Hallett (1834-1913) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 16,
1834.
Son of Moses Hallett and Eunice Hallett.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Colorado territorial council, 1863-66; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1866-76; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1877-1906; retired 1906.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 25,
1913 (age 78 years, 283
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Clarence C. Hamlin —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary Warren Hart (b. 1936) —
also known as Gary Hart; Gary Warren
Hartpence —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., November
28, 1936.
Son of Carl Riley Hartpence and Nina (Pritchard) Hartpence.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1975-87; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984,
1988;
his presidential campaign was derailed in 1987 by the scandal
over disclosure of an extramarital
affair with model Donna Rice.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Lazmer Hays (1889-1951) —
also known as Frank L. Hays —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, February
12, 1889.
Son of Adam M. Hays and Mary Elizabeth (Kirkendall) Hays.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1947-51; died in office 1951.
Christian.
Died May 28,
1951 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Frances Eleanor Lundborg. |
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Joseph Church Helm (b. 1848) —
also known as Joseph C. Helm —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 30,
1848.
Son of Ruggles Helm and Sarah A. (Bass) Helm.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1877; member of Colorado
state senate, 1879; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1879-92, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Marcia Stewart. |
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Cass E. Herrington (b. 1856) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
23, 1856.
Son of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington;
married, August
27, 1883, to Isabella Manning (daughter of Randolph
Manning). |
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Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) —
also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
9, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1951 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Henry Lawrence Hinkley (b. 1896) —
also known as H. Lawrence Hinkley —
of Logan
County, Colo.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., May 16,
1896.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. (b. 1944) —
of Colorado.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., December
15, 1944.
Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; law clerk for Judge William
E. Doyle, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1971-72; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1996-; appointed 1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leo Arthur Hoegh (1908-2000) —
also known as Leo Hoegh —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, March 30,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1937; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Iowa
state attorney general, 1953-54; Governor of
Iowa, 1955-57; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Methodist.
Director of the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization,
1958-61.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 15,
2000 (age 92 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Herschel Millard Hogg (1853-1934) —
also known as Herschel M. Hogg —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Telluride, San Miguel
County, Colo.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
21, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1903-07.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
27, 1934 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Eldridge Vanleer Holland (b. 1880) —
also known as E. V. Holland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Kan., November
10, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1929-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-39, 1949-59; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1958-59.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin Hoyt (b. 1915) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Beacon, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April 26,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 1958.
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Charles James Hughes, Jr. (1853-1911) —
also known as Charles J. Hughes, Jr. —
of Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kingston, Caldwell
County, Mo., February
16, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Colorado, 1888;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1909-11; died in office 1911.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, from pernicious
anemia and myelitis,
in Denver,
Colo., January
11, 1911 (age 57 years, 329
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Gerald Hughes (b. 1875) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., July 8,
1875.
Son of Charles
James Hughes, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); chairman, First National Bank of
Denver; director, Denver and Salt Lake Railway.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Mabel Y. Nagel. |
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Clarence Leo Ireland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo., December
5, 1889.
Son of Frederick Ireland and Clara Jennie (Ball) Ireland.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Colorado
state attorney general, 1931-32; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Gail Leonard Ireland (1895-1988) —
also known as Gail L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
21, 1895.
Son of Clarence Mead Ireland and Bertha (Strawn) Ireland.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1941-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1988
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., August 6,
1852.
Son of George
W. Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1899-1901.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Miles Kara (b. 1916) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., February
13, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
29, 1908.
Son of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1936;
Red
Willow County Attorney, 1942-44; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1964;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Kelley (b. 1876) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Seneca, La Salle
County, Ill., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1924.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Eselyn Brown. |
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Charles West Kendall (1828-1914) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Hamilton (unknown
county), Nev.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, April 22,
1828.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1871-75.
Died in Mt. Rainier, Prince
George's County, Md., June 25,
1914 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic.
English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes)
Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III). See Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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William Lee Knous (1889-1959) —
also known as W. Lee Knous —
of Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born in Ouray, Ouray
County, Colo., February
2, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate 17th District, 1930-37; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47; Governor of
Colorado, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1950.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., December
11, 1959 (age 70 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Rebecca Love Kourlis —
of Colorado.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 14th District, 1987-94; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1995-2006; appointed 1995.
Female.
Greek
Orthodox.
Still living as of 2006.
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Kenneth Bentley Kramer (b. 1942) —
also known as Kenneth B. Kramer; Ken
Kramer —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
19, 1942.
Son of Albert Aaron Kramer and Ruth (Pokrass) Kramer.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1979-87; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1986.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1998.
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Doug Lamborn (b. 1954) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., May 24,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Colorado
state senate, 1998-2006; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard D. Lamm (b. 1935) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August 3,
1935.
Son of Arnold E. Lamm and Mary (Townsend) Lamm.
Democrat. Accountant;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1966-74; Governor of
Colorado, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1980.
Still living as of 1994.
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Archibald A. Lee (b. 1881) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1881.
Lawyer; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1914; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1938; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Florence Hughes. |
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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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Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died December
9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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George E. Lohr (b. 1931) —
of Colorado.
Born in 1931.
Lawyer; district judge in Colorado; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1979-97.
Still living as of 1997.
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John Arthur Love (1916-2002) —
also known as John A. Love —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Gibson City, Ford
County, Ill., November
29, 1916.
Son of Arthur C. Love and Mildred (Shaver) Love.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of
Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died January
21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Cremated.
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Horace Gray Lunt (b. 1847) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
13, 1847.
Son of Orrington Lunt and Cornelia (Gray) Lunt.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 4th District,
1895-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alfred Luxford (b. 1876) —
also known as G. A. Luxford —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in La Salle, La Salle
County, Ill., November
16, 1876.
Son of James Thomas Luxford and Mary (Renfro) Luxford.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Colorado, 1921-37;
district judge in Colorado, 1942-46; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard George Luxford (1917-1986) —
also known as Richard G. Luxford —
of Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, March 20,
1917.
Son of George
Alfred Luxford and Maude (Robinson) Luxford.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1950; in 1981, his law
license was suspended
by the Colorado Supreme Court, over three counts of professional
misconduct involving the cashing of bad checks and failing to
repay loans from clients.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in January, 1986
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Thomas A. Marquam —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1920-25; trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-29;
candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 10,
1868.
Son of Hugh Martin and Ellen (Bohan) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Alex J. Martinez (b. 1951) —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 19,
1951.
Lawyer; county judge in Colorado, 1983-88; district judge in
Colorado 10th District, 1988-96; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1996-; appointed 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marshall Francis McComb (1894-1981) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 6,
1894.
Son of Harry McComb and Estelle (Tredenick) McComb.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1927; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1937-55; justice of
California state supreme court, 1956-77; director, Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Member, Delta
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
5, 1981 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Scott Steve McInnis (b. 1953) —
also known as Scott McInnis —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo., May 9,
1953.
Republican. Police
officer; lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1993-2005.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Douglas McKevitt (1928-2000) —
also known as James D. McKevitt; Mike
McKevitt —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1971-73; defeated,
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
28, 2000 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) —
also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve
McNichols —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 7,
1914.
Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of
Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1960;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1963; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of heart
failure, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. McWilliams (b. 1916) —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April 27,
1916.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal
judge in Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Rice William Means (1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Adams
County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John W. Metzger (1914-1984) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in a sod
hut on the prairie near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., April 4,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948;
Colorado
state attorney general, 1949-50; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1952.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Denver,
Colo., January
25, 1984 (age 69 years, 296
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Eugene Donald Millikin (1891-1958) —
also known as Eugene D. Millikin —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, February
12, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1941-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 26,
1958 (age 67 years, 164
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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O. Otto Moore (b. 1896) —
of Colorado.
Born in Floyds Knobs, Floyd
County, Ind., June 14,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1957-58.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary J. Mullarkey (b. 1943) —
of Colorado.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., September
28, 1943.
Daughter of John Clifford Mullarkey and Isabelle A. (Steffes)
Mullarkey.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1987-; appointed 1987; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1998-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gale Norton —
Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1991-99; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 2001-.
Female.
Still living as of 2003.
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Federico Fabian Pena (b. 1947) —
also known as Federico F. Pena —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born March 15,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1980,
2008
(speaker);
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1983-91; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1993; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1997-98.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ed Perlmutter (b. 1953) —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Colo., May 1,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1995-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 7th District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Walker Pitkin (1837-1886) —
also known as Frederick W. Pitkin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., August
31, 1837.
Son of Eli Pitkin (1803-1849) and Hannah M. (Torrey) Pitkin
(1804-1843).
Lawyer; Governor of
Colorado, 1879-83.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1886 (age 49 years, 109
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Edward E. Pringle (b. 1914) —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 12,
1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
district judge in Colorado, 1957-61; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Still living as of 1983.
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Ira Louis Quiat (b. 1892) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Weld
County, Colo., November
1, 1892.
Son of Philip Quiat and Anna (Shames) Quiat.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1927.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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David M. Ralston (b. 1870) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Illinois, 1870.
Son of Gavan Ralston.
Lawyer; mayor
of Trinidad, Colo., 1937.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nancy E. Rice (b. 1950) —
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., June 2,
1950.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Fred
Winner, 1975-76; district judge in Colorado, 1987-98; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Ritter, Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Bill Ritter —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado, September
6, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Colorado, 2007-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 2008.
Still living as of 2011.
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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.
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; farm
implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1997; school superintendent for
Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Earl Sabin (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Sabin —
of La Junta, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Adams Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 18,
1887.
Son of Edward Vincent Sabin and Marilla (Post) Sabin.
Lawyer; delegate to
Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Elna A. Hug. |
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Kenneth Lee Salazar (b. 1955) —
also known as Ken Salazar —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo., March 2,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; chief legal counsel for Gov. Roy
Romer, 1986-90; executive director, Colorado Department of
Natural Resources, 1990-94; Colorado
state attorney general, 1999-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2005-09; resigned 2009; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 2009-.
Still living as of 2012.
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Patricia Scott Schroeder (b. 1940) —
also known as Patricia Schroeder; Patricia Nell
Scott —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 30,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996;
Co-Chair, 1984.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; League of Women
Voters.
Inducted into National Women's Hall of
Fame, 1995.
Still living as of 2009.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck
by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Buie Seawell (b. 1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., July 8,
1937.
Son of Malcolm
Buie Seawell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1985-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1988.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Franklin Shafroth (1854-1922) —
also known as John F. Shafroth —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., June 9,
1854.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1895-1904; resigned
1904; Governor of
Colorado, 1909-13; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1913-19; defeated (Democratic), 1918.
Died February
20, 1922 (age 67 years, 256
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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George Hamlin Shaw (b. 1890) —
also known as George H. Shaw —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 3,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to May Harding. |
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Son of Milward
Lee Simpson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Evans Skaggs (b. 1943) —
also known as David E. Skaggs —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; aide to U.S. Rep. Timothy
E. Wirth, 1975-77; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1987-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) —
also known as H. Alexander Smith —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Son of Dr. Abram Alexander Smith and Sue Lehn (Bender) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
27, 1966 (age 86 years, 270
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Benjamin F. Stapleton (b. 1873) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., November
12, 1873.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; postmaster;
oil
business; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1923-31, 1935-47; Colorado
state auditor, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Mabel Freeland. |
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Robert W. Steele (1857-1910) —
of Colorado.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, November
14, 1857.
Lawyer; Arapahoe
County Judge, 1895-1901; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1901-10; died in office 1910; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1907-10; died in office 1910.
Died October
12, 1910 (age 52 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald H. Strahle (b. 1921) —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Nebraska, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-86; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1977-78.
Still living as of 1986.
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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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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.
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John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
26, 1882.
Son of George H. Thacher and Emma Louise (Bennett) Thacher.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1926-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; judge
of Albany County Children's Court, 1940-47.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 25,
1957 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George B. Thatcher (b. 1882) —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.; Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo., July 28,
1882.
Son of George W. Thatcher and Mary E. (Madigan) Thatcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1912;
Nevada
state attorney general, 1913-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1924.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Spalding Thomas (1849-1934) —
also known as Charles S. Thomas —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Darien, McIntosh
County, Ga., December
6, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1884; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1884-96; Governor of
Colorado, 1899-1901; defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1913-21; defeated (National), 1920.
Died in Denver,
Colo., June 24,
1934 (age 84 years, 200
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Albert Jack Tomsic (b. 1925) —
also known as Albert J. Tomsic —
of Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo.
Born in Delagua, Las Animas
County, Colo., April 26,
1925.
Son of Frank L. Tomsic and Mary (Jerman) Tomsic.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1953-62; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Huerfano
County Attorney; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1962.
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Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) —
also known as Albion W. Tourgee —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Denver,
Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 2,
1838.
Son of Louisa Emma (Winegar) Tourgee and Valentine Tourgee
(1814-1889).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author;
U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
French
Huguenot and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, of acute
uremia, due to an infected
wound, in Bordeaux, France,
May
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mayville
Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.
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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.
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John R. Watkins (b. 1892) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., February
21, 1892.
Son of Amos Watkins and Agnes W. (Harvey) Watkins.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1928-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Louise Stoddard. |
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Byron Raymond White (1917-2002) —
also known as Byron R. White;
"Whizzer" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., June 8,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1960;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Professional football
player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938 and for the Detroit Lions
in 1940; lead the league in rushing both years; his $15,800 salary
was then the highest ever paid a player in the National Football
League.
Died, of complications from pneumonia,
in Denver,
Colo., April 15,
2002 (age 84 years, 311
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, Colo.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Son of Jonah W. White and Cloa Ann (Reader) White.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; District Attorney, 10th District,
1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Richard Henry Whiteley (1830-1890) —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
December
22, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1870-75.
Died in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., September
26, 1890 (age 59 years, 278
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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Fred M. Winner (1912-2003) —
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 8,
1912.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., January
22, 2003 (age 90 years, 289
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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Victor Zednick (born c.1886) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colorado, about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1911-17; member of Washington
state senate 36th District, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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