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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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Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfax,
Va., June 10,
1800.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1841, 1845; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1849-51; defeated, 1850.
Methodist.
Died in Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo., December
16, 1863 (age 63 years, 189
days).
Interment at Central
City Cemetery, Central City, Colo.
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Alan Wayne Allard (b. 1943) —
also known as A. Wayne Allard —
of Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., December
12, 1943.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1991-97; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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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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Boon Best (1875-1927) —
of Kiowa
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1875.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1917-18.
Methodist.
Died in 1927
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
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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Michael Coffman (b. 1955) —
also known as Mike Coffman —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski
County, Mo., March 19,
1955.
Son of Harold Coffman and Dorothy Coffman.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1989-94; member of Colorado
state senate, 1994-98; Colorado
state treasurer, 1999-2005; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 2004;
secretary
of state of Colorado, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2009-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1860;
secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado
territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1884.
Methodist.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Evans (1814-1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, March 9,
1814.
Republican. Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker).
Methodist.
Evanston, Ill. was named for
him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 3,
1897 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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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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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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Patrick Magill, Jr. (1911-1949) —
of Routt
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1911.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-49; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1949.
Methodist.
Died in 1949
(age about
38 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Harrison McVicker (1924-1973) —
also known as Roy H. McVicker —
of Colorado.
Born in Edgewater, Jefferson
County, Colo., February
20, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Died, of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in Westminster, Adams
County, Colo., September
15, 1973 (age 49 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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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Homer L. Pearson (1900-1985) —
of Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., December
31, 1900.
Republican. Florist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-46; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1941-46; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Died June 9,
1985 (age 84 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James S. Scott (1800-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
4, 1800.
Physician;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1860-61.
Methodist.
Died in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., April 19,
1881 (age 80 years, 166
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 David Vanderhoof (b. 1922) —
also known as John D. Vanderhoof —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo., May 27,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-70; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1963-64, 1967-70;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1971-73; Governor of
Colorado, 1973-75.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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