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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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Casimiro Barela (1847-1920) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Embudo, Rio Arriba
County, N.M., March 4,
1847.
Newspaper publisher; member of Colorado
state senate, 1877-1913; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1888;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1912.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Las
Animas County, Colo., December
18, 1920 (age 73 years, 289
days).
Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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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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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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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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Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paris, France,
April
5, 1876.
Son of Swan Moses Burnett (1847-1906) and Frances Eliza (Hodgson)
Burnett (1854-1924).
Newspaper reporter; author; editor; music
composer; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Scientist.
Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
While sailing his
yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an
overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a heart
attack, on Long Island
Sound, July 25,
1937 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at Roslyn
Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
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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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James Arthur Edgerton (b. 1869) —
also known as James A. Edgerton —
of Nebraska; Denver,
Colo.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Plantsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, January
30, 1869.
Son of Richard Edgerton and Tamar (Vernon) Edgerton.
Newspaper editor; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 21,
1895, to Blanche Edgerton (second cousin). |
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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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Donald Hardy (b. 1912) —
also known as Don Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo., February
16, 1912.
Son of Guy Urban Hardy and Jessie Marion (Mack) Hardy.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Urban Hardy (1872-1947) —
also known as Guy U. Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Abingdon, Knox
County, Ill., April 4,
1872.
Son of U. W. Hardy and Virginia (Moorehead) Hardy.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died January
26, 1947 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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John St. John Irby (1867-1924) —
of Denver,
Colo.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Vernon Hill, Halifax
County, Va., August 9,
1867.
Son of Meade Adams Irby and Amanda Tanner (James) Irby.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; private secretary to Mayor Robert
W. Speer of Denver, 1904-12; member of Colorado
state senate, 1909-13; private secretary to U.S. Senator James
D. Phelan, 1915-17; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, Port of San
Francisco, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1924
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Keating (1875-1965) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., July 9,
1875.
Son of Stephen Keating and Julia (O'Connor) Keating.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1913-19 (at-large 1913-15, 3rd
District 1915-19); defeated, 1918.
Catholic.
Died March 18,
1965 (age 89 years, 252
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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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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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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Vincent Massari (b. 1898) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Luco de Marsi, Abruzzo, Italy,
November
29, 1898.
Son of Domenic Massari and Angela (Pecorelli) Massari.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper editor and publisher; travel agency
owner; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1954-64; member of Colorado
state senate, 1964-70.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Berridge McCuish (1906-1962) —
also known as John McCuish —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., June 22,
1906.
Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1955-57; Governor of
Kansas, 1957.
Died, of a stroke, in
Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., March 12,
1962 (age 55 years, 263
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
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Thomas Macdonald Patterson (1839-1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Patterson —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
November
4, 1839.
Son of James Patterson and Margaret (Mountjoy) Patterson.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1875-77; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado Territory, 1876; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1877-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1880,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1892;
candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1888, 1914; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1896,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1901-07.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 23,
1916 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Alma Kittredge Schneider (b. 1901) —
also known as Alma K. Schneider; Alma Kittredge;
Mrs. Daniel J. Schneider —
of Morrison, Jefferson
County, Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
21, 1901.
Daughter of Charles Marble Kittredge and Anna Frederica (Von Myrbach)
Kittredge.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; real estate
agent; vice-chair of
Colorado Republican Party, 1942-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1948-52; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1952; superintendent, United
States Mint at Denver.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1926, to Daniel Jacob Schneider. |
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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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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Son of Robert Clement Walker and Martha (Brown) Walker.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; Presidential Elector
for Colorado, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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