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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Colorado


  Byron A. Anderson — of Colorado. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; builder; secretary of state of Colorado, 1963-74. Member, Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1974.
  Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) — also known as Odell C. Barry — of Northglenn, Adams County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams County, Colo. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., October 10, 1941. Democrat. Professional football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; real estate agent; mayor of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980, 1996, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93. African ancestry. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles Boettcher (1852-1948) — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Boulder, Boulder County, Colo.; Leadville, Lake County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Kölleda, Germany, April 8, 1852. Son of Frederick Boettcher and Susanna Boettcher. Republican. Hardware business; co-founder and vice-president, Great Western Sugar Co.; co-founder and president Ideal Cement Company; vice-president, Brown Palace Hotel Company; real estate investor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916 (alternate), 1928. German ancestry. Died, in his suite at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colo., July 2, 1948 (age 96 years, 85 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Boettcher and Susanna Boettcher; married to Fannie Augusta Cowan (1856-1952); father of Claudius Kedzie Boettcher; grandfather of Charles Boettcher II (who married Anna Lou Pigott). See Boettcher family of Colorado.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 18, 1930, to Ruby Mae Wilmoth.
  Palmer Lyle Burch (b. 1907) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Ordway, Crowley County, Colo., March 27, 1907. Real estate business; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-58, 1961-; Colorado state treasurer, 1971-74. Lutheran. Member, Jaycees. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 16, 1946, to Elvera M. Hultquist.
  Richard Crane (1882-1938) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westover, Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Denver, Colo., August 12, 1882. Son of Cornelia (Smith) Crane and Charles Richard Crane. Democrat. President, Crane Valve Company, Chicago, 1910-14; private secretary to U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, 1915-19; U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924; real estate business. Died October 3, 1938 (age 56 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to Ellen Douglas Bruce.
  Arthur H. Davis, Jr. (1917-2000) — of Golden, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., 1917. Real estate developer; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1982-85; Panama, 1986-90. Died, following a stroke, November 24, 2000 (age about 83 years). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1926, to Daniel Jacob Schneider.

 

 


 
   
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