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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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Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) —
also known as Warren A. Haggott —
of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, May 18,
1864.
Son of Benjamin Pearl Haggott and Margaret Agnes (Gamble) Haggott.
Republican. School teacher; mining engineer;
lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 29,
1958 (age 93 years, 346
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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Mary Cal Hollis —
of Colorado.
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for President
of the United States, 1996; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Polito Martinez, Jr. (1906-1993) —
of Fort Garland, Costilla
County, Colo.; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Garland, Costilla
County, Colo., February
18, 1906.
Son of Hipolito Martinez and Maria (Medina) Martinez.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, National
Education Association; Lions.
Died July 18,
1993 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Stuart McCollum (1916-1987) —
also known as Robert S. McCollum —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
23, 1916.
Son of Stuart T. McCollum and Mary B. (Hadley) McCollum.
Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; president, Auto
Equipment Company, 1946-57; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1956; vice-chancellor,
University of Denver, 1960-69; travel agency
owner.
Member, Rotary.
Died in January, 1987
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Renfrew Park (1890-1979) —
also known as Nelson R. Park —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
25, 1890.
Son of Henry James Park and Mary G. (Esdon) Park.
School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in La Paz, 1919-22; Guatemala City, 1922; Callao-Lima, 1923-26; U.S. Consul in Callao-Lima, 1926; Ceiba, 1927-30; Torreon, 1930-37; Barranquilla, 1937-42; Matamoros, 1942-44; Barcelona, 1944-48; U.S. Consul General in Kingston, 1948-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1979
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer, in
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April 16,
2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bateman Timberlake (1854-1941) —
also known as Charles B. Timberlake —
of Holyoke, Phillips
County, Colo.; Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, September
25, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Colorado
Republican State Committee, 1892-1910; Phillips
County Clerk, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1915-33.
Died in Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., May 31,
1941 (age 86 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Son of Jonah W. White and Cloa Ann (Reader) White.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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