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Catholic Politicians in Colorado

  David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known as David C. Ahearn — of Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Rotherham, England, November 4, 1879. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital, 1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining Corporation. Catholic. Member, Elks. Crippled as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches. Died in Denver, Colo., November 30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26 days). Interment somewhere in Framingham, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December 27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea.
  Michael Alarid (1919-2007) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., March 13, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; supermarket owner; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1965-66; member of New Mexico state senate, 1967-72, 1985-92 (34th District 1967-72, 12th District 1985-92). Catholic. Member, Delta Sigma Pi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died August 1, 2007 (age 88 years, 141 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Alarid and Eutemia (Gonzales) Alarid; married, May 19, 1941, to Stella Salazar.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John T. Barnett (b. 1869) — of Silverton, San Juan County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Ouray County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22, 1869. Democrat. School principal; newspaper editor; lawyer; Ouray County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January 24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7, 1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner.
  Robert Louis Beauprez (b. 1948) — also known as Bob Beauprez — of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colo.; Lafayette, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Lafayette, Boulder County, Colo., September 22, 1948. Republican. Farmer; business owner; Colorado Republican state chair, 1999-2002; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; U.S. Representative from Colorado 7th District, 2003-07; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 2006; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2012. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Peter Lawrence Buback (1910-1987) — also known as Peter L. Buback — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Genoa Township, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo., March 22, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd District, 1961-62; Wayne County Sheriff, 1963-68. Catholic. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., May 5, 1987 (age 77 years, 44 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Buback and Veronica (Mecar) Buback; married to Mary A. Simon.
  Edward Charles Day Jr. (b. 1908) — also known as Edward C. Day, Jr. — of Colorado. Born in Denver, Colo., December 21, 1908. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in Colorado, 1947-48; district judge in Colorado, 1948-56; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-76; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1962-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
John D. Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell.
  Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  John Baron Farley (1901-1973) — also known as John B. Farley — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., October 26, 1901. 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley; married, May 21, 1932, to Mary Tancred.
  Albert Thibault Frantz (1903-1966) — also known as Albert T. Frantz — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., December 9, 1903. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1952-56; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-66; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1963-66. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Urban League; Knights of Columbus; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in November, 1966 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Frantz and Emma (Frank) Frantz; married, June 25, 1929, to Dorothy Spry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert G. Frie — also known as Bob Frie — of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colo. Lawyer; mayor of Arvada, Colo., 1981-89, 1991-99, 2007-11. Catholic. Still living as of 2011.
  Leo Omar Gatewood (1910-1989) — also known as Leo O. Gatewood — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 20, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman, United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died May 18, 1989 (age 78 years, 240 days). Interment at Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of John Fred Gatewood and Dorathea P. (Thomas) Gatewood.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Hurley (1858-1939) — of Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colo. Born in New York, 1858. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1936. Catholic. Member, Elks; Woodmen. Died December 11, 1939 (age about 81 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colo.
  Edward Keating (1875-1965) — of Denver, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo.; Washington, D.C. Born near Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., July 9, 1875. Democrat. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Colorado, 1913-19 (at-large 1913-15, 3rd District 1915-19); defeated, 1918. Catholic. Died March 18, 1965 (age 89 years, 252 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Keating and Julia (O'Connor) Keating; married, September 1, 1907, to Margaret Sloan Medill; married, May 3, 1941, to Eleanor Mary Connolly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) — also known as John F. Kerry; "Liveshot" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Aurora, Adams County, Colo., December 11, 1943. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-2013; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; speaker, 1988; candidate for President of the United States, 2004. Catholic. English and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married, May 23, 1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married, May 26, 1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry John Heinz III); second great-grandson of Robert Charles Winthrop; third great-grandson of Thomas Lindall Winthrop and Jeremiah Mason; fourth great-grandnephew of George Cabot; fifth great-grandson of James Bowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew of Timothy Pickering; sixth great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; seventh great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed of David Sears and Jane Pierce; first cousin seven times removed of John Alsop; second cousin twice removed of John Lee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall, William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed of William Cameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Cabot Lodge, John Gardner Coolidge and Augustus Peabody Gardner; fourth cousin of William Amory Gardner Minot and William Lawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Francis Adams; eighth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Leslie L. Farr II
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by John F. Kerry: A Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America (2003) — The New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security (1997) — Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with John Edwards (2004)
  Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas Brinkley, Tour of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael Kranish et al, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White House — George Butler, John Kerry: A Portrait — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
  Critical books about John F. Kerry: John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry — David N. Bossie, The Many Faces of John Kerry
  Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) — also known as Matthew G. Martinez — of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colo., February 14, 1929. Furniture upholstery business; mayor of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California state assembly, 1981-82; U.S. Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93, 31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle Association. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Fredericksburg, Va., October 15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Martinez and Helen Martinez; married to Elvira Yorba and Maxine Grant; father of Diane Janet Martinez.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Scott Steve McInnis (b. 1953) — also known as Scott McInnis — of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colo. Born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo., May 9, 1953. Republican. Police officer; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1993-2005. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) — also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve McNichols — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., March 7, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; FBI agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960, 1968; member, Arrangements Committee, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died, of heart failure, at University Hospital, Denver, Colo., November 25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols; brother of William Henry McNichols Jr.; married, June 27, 1942, to Marjory Roberta Hart.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Miguel Antonio Otero (1829-1882) — also known as Miguel A. Otero — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Valencia, Valencia County, N.M., June 21, 1829. Member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1852-54; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1853; New Mexico territory attorney general, 1854; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1856-61; secretary of New Mexico Territory, 1861-62. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M., May 30, 1882 (age 52 years, 343 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Father of Miguel Antonio Otero II; uncle of Mariano Sabino Otero.
  Political family: Otero-Emmett family of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Forrester Owens (b. 1950) — also known as Bill Owens — of Colorado. Born October 22, 1950. Republican. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1982-88; Colorado state treasurer, 1995-99; Governor of Colorado, 1999-2007. Catholic. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 2014.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John R. Petrus (1923-1983) — of Highland, Iowa County, Wis. Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colo., October 23, 1923. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Iowa County, 1953-54; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Vernon W. Thomson, 1965-66. Catholic. Member, Lions. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis., October 2, 1983 (age 59 years, 344 days). Interment at Highland Public Cemetery, Highland, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Hobeika Petrus and Minnie (Salzmann) Petrus; married, May 18, 1963, to Joyce Moore.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) — also known as Dan Schaefer — of Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, January 25, 1936. Republican. School teacher; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado state senate, 1979-82; U.S. Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99. Catholic. Member, Jaycees. Died, of cancer, in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colo., April 16, 2006 (age 70 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert W. Schaffer (b. 1962) — also known as Bob Schaffer — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo.; Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1962. Republican. Business owner; member of Colorado state senate, 1987-96; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1997-2003; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2008. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Albert Jack Tomsic (b. 1925) — also known as Albert J. Tomsic — of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colo. Born in Delagua, Las Animas County, Colo., April 26, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1953-62; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Huerfano County Attorney; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1962. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank L. Tomsic and Mary (Jerman) Tomsic; married, August 20, 1955, to Patricia Ann Sudar.
  Josef Winkler III (1928-2002) — also known as Joe Winkler — of Douglas County, Colo. Born in Douglas County, Colo., April 23, 1928. Rancher; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado state senate, 1979-86. Catholic. Austrian ancestry. Died, from an infection, in Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, Colo., July 18, 2002 (age 74 years, 86 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josef Winkler II and Rose Paoli Winkler; married, February 11, 1966, to Lois Simon.
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