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Henry Moore Teller (1830-1914) —
also known as Henry M. Teller —
of Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo.
Born in Granger, Allegany
County, N.Y., May 23,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1876-82, 1885-1909; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1882-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1896
(speaker).
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
23, 1914 (age 83 years, 276
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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John Franklin Shafroth (1854-1922) —
also known as John F. Shafroth —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., June 9,
1854.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1895-1904; resigned
1904; Governor of
Colorado, 1909-13; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1913-19; defeated (Democratic), 1918.
Died February
20, 1922 (age 67 years, 256
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Eugene Donald Millikin (1891-1958) —
also known as Eugene D. Millikin —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, February
12, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1941-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 26,
1958 (age 67 years, 164
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Charles Spalding Thomas (1849-1934) —
also known as Charles S. Thomas —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Darien, McIntosh
County, Ga., December
6, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1884; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1884-96; Governor of
Colorado, 1899-1901; defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1913-21; defeated (National), 1920.
Died in Denver,
Colo., June 24,
1934 (age 84 years, 200
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862-1958) —
also known as Lawrence C. Phipps —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Amityville, Berks
County, Pa., August
30, 1862.
Son of Rev. William Henry Phipps and Agnes (McCall) Phipps.
Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, Carnegie Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 1,
1958 (age 95 years, 183
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) —
also known as Peter H. Dominick —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., March 18,
1981 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William Henry Gabbert (1849-1923) —
also known as William H. Gabbert —
of Telluride, San Miguel
County, Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, October
12, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 7th District, 1893-97; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1898-1917; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1904-07, 1915-17.
Died in 1923
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859-1923) —
also known as Samuel D. Nicholson —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Born in Springfield, Prince
Edward Island, February
22, 1859.
Son of Donald M. Nicholson and Catherine (McKenzie) Nicholson.
Republican. President and general manager, Western Mining Co.;
director, Denver National Bank,
American National Bank
(Leadville, Colo.), First National Bank (Monte
Vista, Colo.); mayor
of Leadville, Colo., 1893-97; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1914, 1916; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from liver
cancer, in Denver,
Colo., March 24,
1923 (age 64 years, 30
days).
Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874-1939) —
also known as Edward P. Costigan —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in King William
County, Va., July 1,
1874.
Lawyer;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1912, 1914; U.S. Tariff Commissioner, 1917-28.; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1927-28; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
17, 1939 (age 64 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Swedish Medical
Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Nathaniel Peter Hill (1832-1900) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Hill —
of Black Hawk, Gilpin
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Montgomery, Orange
County, N.Y., February
18, 1832.
Republican. Member
Colorado territorial council, 1872-73; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1879-85.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 22,
1900 (age 68 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Charles James Hughes, Jr. (1853-1911) —
also known as Charles J. Hughes, Jr. —
of Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kingston, Caldwell
County, Mo., February
16, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1888;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1909-11; died in office 1911.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, from pernicious
anemia and myelitis,
in Denver,
Colo., January
11, 1911 (age 57 years, 329
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Stephen Wallace Dorsey (1842-1916) —
also known as Stephen W. Dorsey —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., February
28, 1842.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1873-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1880.
Indicted
in 1881 for his participation in the Star Route frauds
against the U.S. Post Office Department; tried
twice in 1882-83 and ultimately acquitted.
Died March 20,
1916 (age 74 years, 21
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William Lee Knous (1889-1959) —
also known as W. Lee Knous —
of Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born in Ouray, Ouray
County, Colo., February
2, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate 17th District, 1930-37; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47; Governor of
Colorado, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1950.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., December
11, 1959 (age 70 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Frederick Walker Pitkin (1837-1886) —
also known as Frederick W. Pitkin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., August
31, 1837.
Son of Eli Pitkin (1803-1849) and Hannah M. (Torrey) Pitkin
(1804-1843).
Lawyer;
Governor
of Colorado, 1879-83.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1886 (age 49 years, 109
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Rice William Means (1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Adams
County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Job Adams Cooper (1843-1899) —
of Colorado.
Born November
6, 1843.
Governor
of Colorado, 1889-91.
Died January
20, 1899 (age 55 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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James Benton Grant (1848-1911) —
also known as James B. Grant —
of Colorado.
Born January
2, 1848.
Democrat. Governor of
Colorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1884.
Died November
1, 1911 (age 63 years, 303
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) —
of Douglas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., July 28,
1860.
Son of Jehu R. Ammons and Margaret C. (Brendle) Ammons.
Democrat. Rancher;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of
Colorado, 1913-15.
Member, Lions.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 20,
1925 (age 64 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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James H. Teller (1850-1937) —
of Colorado.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., June 14,
1850.
Secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1883-86; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1915-25; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1923-25.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
25, 1937 (age 86 years, 225
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Julius Caldeen Gunter (1858-1940) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., October
31, 1858.
Son of Thomas
Montague Gunter and Marcella (Jackson) Gunter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 3rd District, 1889-95; Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1901-05; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-07; Governor of
Colorado, 1917-19.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1940 (age 81 years, 361
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942) —
also known as William E. Sweet —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1869.
Son of Channing Sweet.
Democrat. Investment
banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1923-25; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1926, 1936 (primary).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 9,
1942 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Clarence J. Morley (1869-1948) —
of Colorado.
Born in Dyersville, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
9, 1869.
Republican. Governor of
Colorado, 1925-27.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
15, 1948 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck
by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Teller Ammons (1895-1972) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
3, 1895.
Son of Elias
Milton Ammons and Elizabeth (Fleming) Ammons (1869-1945).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1930-35; Governor of
Colorado, 1937-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died January
16, 1972 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Moses Hallett (1834-1913) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 16,
1834.
Son of Moses Hallett and Eunice Hallett.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Colorado territorial council, 1863-66; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1866-76; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1877-1906; retired 1906.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 25,
1913 (age 78 years, 283
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May 3,
1880, to Clara L. Boehner (died 1896); married, January
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William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) —
also known as William N. Vaile —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 22,
1876.
Son of Joel Frederick Vaile and Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,
1916; died in office 1927.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from heart
disease, while riding in an
automobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2,
1927 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) —
also known as Frank L. Hagaman —
of Fairway, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Bushnell, McDonough
County, Ill., June 1,
1894.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1935; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1947-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1950-51.
Episcopalian.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 23,
1966 (age 72 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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George Gifford Symes (1840-1893) —
also known as George G. Symes —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Ashtabula
County, Ohio, April 28,
1840.
Republican. Justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1885-89.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
3, 1893 (age 53 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Robert Walter Speer (1855-1918) —
also known as Robert W. Speer —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
1, 1855.
Son of George W. Speer and Jane Ann (Brewster) Speer.
Democrat. Postmaster;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1904-12, 1916-18.
Died in 1918
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William Robb Eaton (1877-1942) —
also known as William R. Eaton —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, December
17, 1877.
Son of Cyrus Black Eaton and Margaret (Whidden) Eaton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1915-18, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1929-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
16, 1942 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Dean Milton Gillespie (1884-1949) —
also known as Dean M. Gillespie —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., May 3,
1884.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1944-47; defeated,
1946.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
2, 1949 (age 64 years, 275
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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James Henry Platt, Jr. (1837-1894) —
of Virginia.
Born in Canada,
July
13, 1837.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1869-75.
Drowned
in Green Lake, near Georgetown, Clear Creek
County, Colo., August
13, 1894 (age 57 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Jackson Orr (1832-1926) —
of Iowa.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, September
21, 1832.
Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1871-75 (6th District 1871-73, 9th
District 1873-75).
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 15,
1926 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., August 6,
1852.
Son of George
W. Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1899-1901.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Jasper Delos Ward (1829-1902) —
of Illinois.
Born in Java Center, Wyoming
County, N.Y., February
1, 1829.
Son of Cincinnatus Ward (1804-1883) and Eliza A. (Wooster) Ward
(1809-1873).
Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1873-75.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August 6,
1902 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Dewey Crossman Bailey (1860-1937) —
also known as Dewey C. Bailey —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., 1860.
Member of Colorado
state senate, 1888-92; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1919-23.
Died in 1937
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William J. Barker (d. 1911) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1874-76.
Died in 1911.
Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Wolfe Londoner (1842-1912) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in 1842.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1880;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1889-91.
Died in 1912
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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George Washington Cook (1851-1916) —
also known as George W. Cook —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bradford, Lawrence
County, Ind., November
10, 1851.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Leadville, Colo., 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1907-09.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1916 (age 65 years, 38
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery
and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Hillrose, Colo., and subsequently died in a hospital
at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Son of Davis W. Begole and Lydia (Stanford) Begole.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Fred Farrar (1877-1961) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Evans, Weld
County, Colo., November
15, 1877.
Son of John H. Farrar and Agnes I. (McCain) Farrar.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1913-16; secretary and general counsel,
Colorado Fuel
and Iron
Co.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1961
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William V. Hodges (1878-1965) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Westville, Otsego
County, N.Y., July 6,
1878.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1924,
1928,
1932;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1924-28.
Member, Delta
Psi; Union
League.
Died in Denver,
Colo., 1965
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, December
3, 1902, to Mabel E. Gilluly (died 1925); married 1926 to
Catherine Lowndes. |
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William Evans Burney (1893-1969) —
also known as William E. Burney —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hubbard, Hill
County, Tex., September
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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John W. Metzger (1914-1984) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in a sod
hut on the prairie near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., April 4,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948;
Colorado
state attorney general, 1949-50; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1952.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Denver,
Colo., January
25, 1984 (age 69 years, 296
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Byron Lindberg Johnson (1917-2000) —
also known as Byron L. Johnson —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
12, 1917.
Democrat. Economist;
university
professor; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated,
1956, 1960, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1960,
1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
6, 2000 (age 82 years, 86
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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James Quigg Newton, Jr. (1911-2003) —
also known as J. Quigg Newton —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August 3,
1911.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1947-55; president,
University of Colorado system, 1956-63.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 4,
2003 (age 91 years, 244
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Gail Leonard Ireland (1895-1988) —
also known as Gail L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
21, 1895.
Son of Clarence Mead Ireland and Bertha (Strawn) Ireland.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1941-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1988
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Hugh Hiram Price (1859-1904) —
also known as Hugh H. Price —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.
Born in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., December
2, 1859.
Son of William
Thompson Price.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1887; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1889-91.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
25, 1904 (age 45 years, 23
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Thomas S. McMurray —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1895-99.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Robert Morris —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1881-83.
Irish
ancestry.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Marion D. Van Horn —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1893-95.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) —
also known as James M. Perkins —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Farmington, St. Francois
County, Mo., January
8, 1863.
Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins.
Physician;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Clarence Leo Ireland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo., December
5, 1889.
Son of Frederick Ireland and Clara Jennie (Ball) Ireland.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Colorado
state attorney general, 1931-32; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Francis M. Case —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1873-74.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) —
also known as Vikki Buckley —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
2, 1947.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure caused by heart
disease, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., July 14,
1999 (age 51 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Alfred E. Bent (d. 1922) —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state auditor, 1905-07; Colorado
state treasurer, 1907-08.
Died in 1922.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Frank Hall —
of Colorado.
Secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1866-74.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Henrich Anton Fredrich Walsen (1841-1906) —
also known as Fred Walsen —
of Colorado.
Born in 1841.
Colorado
state treasurer, 1883-84.
Founded the town of Walsenburg, Colorado, which is named for him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
15, 1906 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Allison Stocker —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state treasurer, 1915-16.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Joseph Clarence Leckemby (1889-1963) —
also known as J. Clarence Leckemby —
of Maine.
Born November
9, 1889.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1936.
Died in Denver,
Colo., 1963
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Bartlet (1897-2005). |
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Adella Brown Bailey (1860-1937) —
also known as Adella Brown; Mrs. Dewey C.
Bailey —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in 1860.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1920.
Female.
Died in 1937
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Claudius Kedzie Boettcher (1875-1957) —
also known as Claude K. Boettcher —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., January
10, 1875.
Son of Charles
Boettcher and Fannie August (Cowan) Boettcher (1856-1952).
Republican. Packing
business; banker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman, Denver and
Intermountain Railway;
president, Brown Palace Hotel;
director, Great Western Sugar Co.;
director, Denver Dry Goods
Co.; vice-president of several electric
utilities; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1936,
1944.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., June 9,
1957 (age 82 years, 150
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Eileen Ewing Archibold (1899-1992) —
also known as Eileen E. Archibold; Eileen Eleanor
Ewing —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
2, 1899.
Daughter of John Alvin Ewing and Georgia Muriel (White) Ewing.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Female.
Member, Junior
League.
Died in February, 1992
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
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