The Political Graveyard: Larimer County, Colo.

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Larimer County
Colorado

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Larimer County

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Grandview Cemetery
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado

Politicians buried here:

John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) — also known as John E. Ramer — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born in Bethany, Harrison County, Mo., October 27, 1869. Republican. Secretary of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to bring in the U.S. Marines. Died, of heart disease, in Denver, Colo., July 2, 1926 (age 56 years, 248 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, June 8, 1898, to Lula Brown.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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.

		Relatives: Married, March 25, 1907, to S. Rachel Trower.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Fred Nelson Cummings (1864-1952) — also known as Fred N. Cummings — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born near Groveton, Northumberland, Coos County, N.H., September 18, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1933-41; defeated, 1940. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., November 10, 1952 (age 88 years, 53 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Agnes Mason Giddings (1867-1927) — also known as Agnes Giddings; Agnes Eurelia Mason; Mrs. E. C. Giddings; "Famous Feminist" — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born in a log cabin, in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., October 31, 1867; she was the first pioneer child born at Fort Collins, and the cabin is preserved at the Fort Collins Historical Museum. Daughter of Augustine Mason and Charlotte Mason. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1924. Female. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died, from a paralytic stroke, in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., June 18, 1927 (age 59 years, 230 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, December 25, 1888, to Edwin Chester 'Chet' Giddings.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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