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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfax,
Va., June 10,
1800.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1841, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1849-51; defeated, 1850.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo., December
16, 1863 (age 63 years, 189
days).
Interment at Central
City Cemetery, Central City, Colo.
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Alan Wayne Allard (b. 1943) —
also known as A. Wayne Allard —
of Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., December
12, 1943.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1991-97; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Richard Leroy Banta Jr. (1912-1993) —
also known as Richard L. Banta, Jr. —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor
of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Boon Best (1875-1927) —
of Kiowa
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1875.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1917-18.
Methodist.
Died in 1927
(age about
52 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956,
1968;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Alva Bond (1890-1980) —
also known as Eugene A. Bond —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Royston, Franklin
County, Ga., May 29,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1956.
Methodist. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died in April, 1980
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) —
also known as Donald G. Brotzman —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born near Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., June 28,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado
state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1956; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75;
defeated, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary;
Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Federal
Bar Association; Jaycees.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., September
15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79
days).
Interment at Green
Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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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.
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, Denver, Colo.
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Oscar Littleton Chapman (1896-1978) —
also known as Oscar L. Chapman —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Omega, Halifax
County, Va., October
22, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died February
8, 1978 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Michael Harold Coffman (b. 1955) —
also known as Mike Coffman —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski
County, Mo., March
19, 1955.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1989-94; member of Colorado
state senate, 1994-98; Colorado
state treasurer, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 2004;
secretary
of state of Colorado, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2009-19.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2019.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
4, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956,
1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska Territory, 1860;
secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado
territorial legislature, 1869; Governor
of Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1884.
Methodist.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Evans (1814-1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, March 9,
1814.
Republican. Physician;
Governor
of Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker).
Methodist.
One of the founders
of Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 3,
1897 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ivan P. Goodman (1901-1950) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rich Hill, Bates
County, Mo., September
23, 1901.
Welder
for the Burlington Railroad;
insurance
agent; used car
dealer; finance
company operator; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1947.
Methodist.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
11, 1950 (age 49 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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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, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) —
also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson —
of Steamboat Springs, Routt
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
26, 1871.
Democrat. Physician;
dentist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado
state senate, 1900-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Colorado; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado, 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Steamboat
Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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George Alfred Luxford (b. 1876) —
also known as G. A. Luxford —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in La Salle, La Salle
County, Ill., November
16, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Colorado, 1921-37; district judge in Colorado,
1942-46; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1947-49.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Magill Jr. (1911-1949) —
of Routt
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1911.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-49; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1949.
Methodist.
Died in 1949
(age about
38 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Harrison McVicker (1924-1973) —
also known as Roy H. McVicker —
of Colorado.
Born in Edgewater, Jefferson
County, Colo., February
20, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Died, of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in Westminster, Adams
County, Colo., September
15, 1973 (age 49 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Rice William Means (1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means; "Puffed
Rice" —
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; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Homer L. Pearson (1900-1985) —
of Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., December
31, 1900.
Republican. Florist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-46; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1941-46; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Died June 9,
1985 (age 84 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Scott (1800-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
4, 1800.
Physician;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1860-61.
Methodist.
Died in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., April
19, 1881 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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John David Vanderhoof (1922-2013) —
also known as John D. Vanderhoof —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo., May 27,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1951-70; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1963-64, 1967-70;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1971-73; Governor of
Colorado, 1973-75.
Methodist.
Died in Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo., September
19, 2013 (age 91 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. VanSlyke (1840-1917) —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; photography
business; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1896-99; defeated, 1895.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo., January
18, 1917 (age 76 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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John Fox Vardaman (1859-1947) —
also known as John F. Vardaman —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Gonzales
County, Tex., January
7, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist.
Died December
18, 1947 (age 88 years, 345
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
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Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) —
also known as "Father of the Illinois
Constitution" —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70.
Methodist. Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, in a hospice
at Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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