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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Son of William R. Shoup and Delia J. (Ferris) Shoup.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) —
also known as Franklin E. Brooks —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
7, 1916 (age 55 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Harry Hunter Seldomridge (1864-1927) —
also known as Harry H. Seldomridge —
of Colorado.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1864.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1898; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914.
Died November
2, 1927 (age 63 years, 32
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Eugene Higby (1884-1967) —
also known as William E. Higby —
of Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Garden Grove, Decatur
County, Iowa, January
26, 1884.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1939-40; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1941-43; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1948.
Died in Monument, El Paso
County, Colo., 1967
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Arthur Cornforth (1861-1938) —
of Colorado.
Born in Smethport, McKean
County, Pa., February
21, 1861.
Member of Colorado
state senate, 1903-05, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1905; district judge in Colorado, 1921-38.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., August 5,
1938 (age 77 years, 165
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Franklin Forrest (1927-1997) —
also known as Jack Forrest —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Mexia, Limestone
County, Tex., June 20,
1927.
Son of Robert E. Forrest and Gertrude (Klug) Forrest.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; served in the
U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1986.
Died, following a series of strokes,
May
27, 1997 (age 69 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1949
to Patricia Smith. |
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Irving Howbert (1846-1934) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., April 11,
1846.
Son of William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863).
Republican. Banker; El Paso
County Clerk, 1869-79; member of Colorado
state senate, 1882-86; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1894-95.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1934 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Emma Eldredge (1845-1936) —
also known as Emma C. Hayward; Mrs. C. A.
Eldredge —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born November
30, 1845.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1904.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died February
5, 1936 (age 90 years, 67
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Charles A. Eldredge. |
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Spencer Penrose (1865-1939) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1865.
Son of Sarah Hannah (Boies) Penrose (1834-1881) and Richard A. F.
Penrose (c.1827-1908).
Republican. Copper mining
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
promoter and developer of the Pikes Peak region; builder of the
Broadmoor Hotel and
Resort; philanthropist; delegate to
Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., 1939
(age about
73 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
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William Henry Leonard (1873-1947) —
also known as W. H. Leonard —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1873.
Republican. Miner; cattle
trader; organizer and president, Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing
Co.; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., May 29,
1947 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
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