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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Son of Eliza (Blanchard) Adams and John
Adams.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; Governor of
Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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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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Alva Blanchard Adams, Jr. (1915-1981) —
also known as Alva B. Adams, Jr. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., October
21, 1915.
Son of Alva
Blanchard Adams and Elizabeth (Matty) Adams.
Democrat. Banker; hardware
business; corporate director, KCRT radio
station, Trinidad, Colo.; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1954, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in December, 1981
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Stanley William Akers (1922-1979) —
also known as Stanley W. Akers —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Bayfield, La Plata
County, Colo., December
12, 1922.
Son of Clyde William Akers and Norma Cecil (Plunkett) Akers.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1967-78; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1973-76.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in July, 1979
(age 56
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Washington Allen —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Warren
County, Pa.
Son of Samuel Allen and Mary Allen.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874-76; district judge in
Colorado, 1888-1910; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1917-27; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
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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H. Rodney Anderson (1889-1969) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Nathrop, Chaffee
County, Colo., December
7, 1889.
Republican. Druggist;
Colorado state purchasing agent, 1943-47; Colorado
state treasurer, 1947-48.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in September, 1969
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Cedar
Cemetery, Montrose, Colo.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1891.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in December, 1964
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy H. Armstrong (1908-1986) —
also known as Tim Armstrong —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born near Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August 5,
1908.
Son of Richard F. Armstrong and Grace (Hutchinson) Armstrong.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1950; Colorado
state treasurer, 1959-62.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in June, 1986
(age 77
years, 0 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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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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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March 17,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1964
(age about
66 years).
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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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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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor of
Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Beck (b. 1892) —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., March 3,
1892.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; mayor of
Greeley, Colo., 1954-55.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) —
also known as Homer F. Bedford —
of Weld
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Balltown (unknown
county), Mo., March 16,
1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
Weld
County Assessor, 1922-32; Colorado
state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; Colorado
state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57,
1959-63; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1942.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., March 26,
1968 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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Ben Bezoff (1914-1979) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 18,
1914.
Democrat. Radio
broadcaster; advertising
business; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1950; member of Colorado
state senate.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1979
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) —
also known as Neal D. Bishop —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., July 18,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died May 20,
1980 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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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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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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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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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856.
Son of David Brown.
Physician;
druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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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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Homer Mayne Bruce (1909-1975) —
also known as Homer Bruce —
of Denver,
Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Platteville, Weld
County, Colo., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1953-55; real estate
business.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died in October, 1975
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866) —
also known as James C. Burger —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1866.
Son of James C. Burger, Sr.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; member of Colorado
state senate; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Edith M. Brown. |
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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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William Evans Burney (1893-1969) —
also known as William E. Burney —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hubbard, Hill
County, Tex., September
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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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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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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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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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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David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) —
also known as David C. Coates —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington.
Born in Brandon, England,
August
9, 1868.
Socialist. Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons.
Played role at founding convention of I.W.W.
Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
28, 1933 (age 64 years, 172
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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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Monnett Bain Davis (1893-1953) —
also known as Monnett B. Davis —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., August
13, 1893.
Son of Henry Thomas Davis and Minerva Rockwell (Bain) Davis.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Port Elizabeth, 1921-23; Saltillo, 1924; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1933-34; Shanghai, 1935-36, 1946; Singapore, 1936-37; Buenos Aires, 1938-41; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1945-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1948-51; Israel, 1951-53, died in office 1953.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Ramat Gan, Israel,
December
26, 1953 (age 60 years, 135
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dudley Golding Dwyre (b. 1880) —
also known as Dudley G. Dwyre —
of Colorado; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
January
30, 1880.
Son of Charles Golding Dwyre and Bessie (Fox) Dwyre.
U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1921; Fort William, 1922; Port Arthur, 1922; Mexico City, 1929-32; U.S. Vice Consul in Guadalajara, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Montevideo, 1943; president, Negociacion Sur-Peruana, S.A.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) —
also known as Harry W. Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
17, 1887.
Son of William H. Farr and Jennie D. (Willson) Farr.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
president, Home Light and
Power Co., 1944-61; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died March 3,
1965 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, 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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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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Harry W. Hansen (b. 1884) —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo., January
12, 1884.
Son of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen.
Republican. Mayor of Craig, Colo., 1920-21; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928;
member of Colorado
state senate 13th District, 1929-32.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Frank William Howbert (b. 1858) —
also known as Frank W. Howbert; William Frank
Howbert —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, October
26, 1858.
Son of Rev. William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863).
Republican. El Paso
County Clerk, 1888; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Colorado, 1897-1913, 1921-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863); brother of Irving
Howbert; married, February
25, 1879, to Leona Blood (died 1932). |
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Irving Howbert (1846-1934) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., April 11,
1846.
Son of William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863).
Republican. Banker; El Paso
County Clerk, 1869-79; member of Colorado
state senate, 1882-86; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1894-95.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1934 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, 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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Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) —
also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson —
of Steamboat Springs, Routt
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
26, 1871.
Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp)
Jefferson (1853-1928).
Democrat. Physician;
dentist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado
state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado, 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Steamboat
Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson
(1853-1928); married, December
21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette (1878-1921); married 1923 to
Virginia (Lowe) Kemble. |
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Walter Walfred Johnson (1904-1987) —
also known as Walter W. Johnson —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., April 16,
1904.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-49, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1949-50; Governor of
Colorado, 1950-51.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 23,
1987 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, 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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William Macgregor Laurie (c.1878-c.1955) —
of Wyoming; Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Scotland,
about 1878.
.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., about 1955 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Trinidad
Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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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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Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990) —
also known as Curtis E. LeMay; "Old Iron
Pants"; "Demon LeMay" —
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
15, 1906.
Son of Erving LeMay.
General in the U.S. Air Force; American Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968.
Member, Freemasons; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died October
1, 1990 (age 83 years, 320
days).
Interment at U.S.
Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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George Lewis (b. 1875) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Building
contractor; construction
superintendent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Sophia A. Silver. |
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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 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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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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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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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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William F. R. Mills (b. 1856) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1918-19; president, City Elite Laundry Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Corwina Rouse. |
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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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Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859-1923) —
also known as Samuel D. Nicholson —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Springfield, Prince
Edward Island, February
22, 1859.
Son of Donald M. Nicholson and Catherine (McKenzie) Nicholson.
Republican. President and general manager, Western Mining Co.;
director, Denver National Bank,
American National Bank
(Leadville, Colo.), First National Bank (Monte
Vista, Colo.); mayor
of Leadville, Colo., 1893-97; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1914, 1916; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, from liver
cancer, in Denver,
Colo., March 24,
1923 (age 64 years, 30
days).
Entombed at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James Bradley Orman (1849-1919) —
also known as James B. Orman —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
4, 1849.
Son of John Orman and Sarah Josephine (Bradley) Orman.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; mining
business; member of Colorado state legislature, 1880-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892;
mayor
of Pueblo, Colo., 1897; Governor of
Colorado, 1901-03.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 21,
1919 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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George Alexander Parks (1883-1984) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 29,
1883.
Son of James Parks and Mary Leach (Ferguson) Parks.
Mining engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First National Bank of
Juneau.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, May 11,
1984 (age 100 years,
348 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska; memorial monument at Newcomb
Park, Wasilla, Alaska.
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James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) —
also known as James M. Perkins —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Farmington, St. Francois
County, Mo., January
8, 1863.
Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins.
Physician;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William L. Petriken (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
17, 1871.
Republican. Sugar
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eloise N. Delbridge. |
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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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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart
disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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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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Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. (1894-1949) —
also known as Wiley B. Rutledge —
Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., July 20,
1894.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1939-43; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1943-49; died in office 1949.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in York, York
County, Maine, September
10, 1949 (age 55 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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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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Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) —
also known as Archibald J. Sampson; A. J.
Sampson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, June 21,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Colorado
state attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1897-1905.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from acute
nephritis and pneumonia,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1921 (age 82 years, 186
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives:
Married 1866
to Kate I. Turner (died 1886); married 1891 to Frances
S. Wood. |
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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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George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) —
also known as George L. Shoup —
of Lemhi
County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., June 15,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
delegate
to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi
County Treasurer; member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member
Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of
Idaho, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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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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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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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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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Raymond Herbert Talbot (1896-1955) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
19, 1896.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Colorado
state senate, 1929-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1933-37; Governor of
Colorado, 1937; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
30, 1955 (age 58 years, 164
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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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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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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Nathan Udell (1817-1903) —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
18, 1817.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1854, 1860-66.
Member, Freemasons.
The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1903 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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Wellington E. Webb —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 2004.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cloy E. Whitney (1910-1979) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo., November
15, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in 1979
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Anne M. Wood. |
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