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Frank Adams (b. 1856) —
of Gunnison, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in Iowa
County, Wis., August
29, 1856.
Democrat. Merchant; cattle
trader; mayor of Gunnison, Colo., 1884; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); national bank examiner, 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant; member of Colorado state
legislature; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1972
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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James Hamilton Peabody (1852-1917) —
also known as James H. Peabody —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., August
21, 1852.
Republican. Merchant; Fremont
County Clerk, 1885-89; president, First National Bank;
president, Electric
Light Company of Canon City; mayor of Canon City; Governor of
Colorado, 1903-05, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died November
23, 1917 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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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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