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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856.
Son of David Brown.
Physician; druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Wallace E. Brown (1853-1930) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 29,
1853.
Surgeon; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1913-15.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., April 4,
1930 (age 76 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Green Buckingham (b. 1816) —
also known as R. G. Buckingham —
of Virginia; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
14, 1816.
Physician; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1876-77.
Died in Denver,
Colo.
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Royal William Calkins (1870-1961) —
of Montezuma
County, Colo.
Born in Iowa, 1870.
Physician; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1921-32; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1929-30.
Died in 1961
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Apollos Comstock (1836-1889) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Silver Spring (unknown
county), Colo.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1836.
Son of Watts Comstock and Nancy (Hoyt) Comstock.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1866;
physician.
Died December
15, 1889 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watts Comstock and Nancy (Hoyt) Comstock; married, June 23,
1869, to Lizzie E. Merrill; married, October
22, 1878, to Julia C. Bouton. |
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James E. Connelly —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Physician; mayor
of Trinidad, Colo., 1952-53.
Still living as of 1953.
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John Baron Farley (1901-1973) —
also known as John B. Farley —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1901.
Son of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley.
Democrat. Physician; surgeon; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died in October, 1973
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 21,
1932, to Mary Tancred (1915-1999). |
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Edith Halcomb (died c.1950) —
of Colorado.
Socialist. Physician; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1918.
Female.
Died about 1950.
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, 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.
Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp)
Jefferson (1853-1928).
Democrat. Physician; dentist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado
state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado, 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Steamboat
Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson
(1853-1928); married, December
21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette (1878-1921); married 1923 to
Virginia (Lowe) Kemble. |
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) —
also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team
Doctor" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Edwards
County, Ill., September
3, 1872.
Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig.
Physician; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38.
Moravian
ancestry.
Romig Junior High School, in Anchorage, is named for
him.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., 1951
(age about
78 years).
Original interment somewhere
in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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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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Warren Hugh Twining (b. 1875) —
also known as W. H. Twining —
of Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo.
Born in Wisconsin, 1875.
Democrat. Physician; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1925-34; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933-34; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Udell (1817-1903) —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
18, 1817.
Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state
senate, 1854, 1860-66.
Member, Freemasons.
The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1903 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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George Arnold Unfug (b. 1900) —
also known as George A. Unfug —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., November
2, 1900.
Son of Adolph Unfug and Alice (Arnold) Unfug.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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