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Index to Locations
Denver Congregation Emanuel
Cemetery
Denver Fairmount Cemetery
Denver Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Denver Riverside Cemetery
Denver St. John's Episcopal
Cathedral
Congregation
Emanuel Cemetery
430 South Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1874
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Ira Louis Quiat (1891-1967) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Weld
County, Colo., November
1, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Colorado
state senate, 1927.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
2, 1967 (age 75 years, 62
days).
Interment at Congregation Emanuel Cemetery.
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Fairmount
Cemetery
430 South Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1890
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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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.
Democrat. Postmaster at Denver,
Colo., 1886-89; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1904-12, 1916-18.
Died in 1918
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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. Lawyer;
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
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
23, 1914 (age 83 years, 276
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 Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
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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Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., August
6, 1852.
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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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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Thomas S. McMurray —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1895-99.
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.
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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Robert Morris —
of Denver,
Colo.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1881-83; postmaster at Denver,
Colo., 1883-86.
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.
Physician;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins; married, June 8,
1892, to Hattie F. Montague. |
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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 in Denver,
Colo., 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
(chair, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 26,
1958 (age 67 years, 164
days).
Entombed in mausoleum 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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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;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1900
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1884; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1884-96; Governor of
Colorado, 1899-1901; defeated, 1894; 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.
Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, Carnegie Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 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.
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 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.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972.
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.
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, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1892;
candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1888, 1914; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Colorado; 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; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1904
(secretary, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 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, 1876,
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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Eli Pitkin and Hannah M. (Torrey) Pitkin; married, June 17,
1862, to Fidelia Maria James; second great-grandnephew of William
Pitkin; first cousin four times removed of William
Greene; first cousin five times removed of Roger
Wolcott; second cousin twice removed of Timothy
Pitkin; second cousin thrice removed of William
Greene Jr. and Daniel
Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of George
Eastman; third cousin twice removed of Ray
Greene; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles, Thomas
Chittenden, Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Moses
Seymour, Josiah
Meigs, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; fourth cousin of Abel
Madison Scranton and Joseph
Pomeroy Root; fourth cousin once removed of Silas
Condict, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, John
Robert Graham Pitkin, Clarence
Horatio Pitkin, Carroll
Peabody Pitkin, Caleb
Seymour Pitkin and Eldred
C. Pitkin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Upham
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Pitkin County,
Colo. is named for him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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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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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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.
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
(speaker),
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 Denver,
Colo.
Born January
2, 1848.
Democrat. Mining and
smelting
business; Governor of
Colorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1884.
Died, from heart and
kidney
trouble, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., 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.
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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William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942) —
also known as William E. Sweet —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1869.
Investment
banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1923-25; defeated (Republican), 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924;
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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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.
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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.
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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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; oil
business; bank
director; 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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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; married
to Delia Alsena Shepard (who later married Eugene
Donald Millikin); grandnephew of George
Washington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Eugene
Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre
Van Cortlandt, William
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Peter
Robert Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Teller Ammons (1895-1972) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
3, 1895.
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.
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.
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; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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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.
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. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
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.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners.
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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William Robb Eaton (1877-1942) —
also known as William R. Eaton —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, December
17, 1877.
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, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
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) —
also known as James H. Platt, Jr. —
of Norfolk,
Va.
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, 1870; 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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Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) —
also known as Homer F. Bedford —
of Weld
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Balltown, Vernon
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.
Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1860; 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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Rufus Switzer (1855-1947) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
25, 1855.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1909-12; coal mining
executive.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March
25, 1947 (age 91 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellen Vara (Doolittle) Switzer and Jonathan Switzer; married 1887 to Emma
E. Merrill. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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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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Fred Farrar (1877-1961) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Evans, Weld
County, Colo., November
15, 1877.
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 Van Derveer Hodges (1878-1965) —
also known as William V. Hodges —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Westville, Otsego
County, N.Y., July 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1924;
speaker, 1924,
1928;
Convention Vice-President, 1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;
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: Son
of George Lincoln Hodges and Ella (Van Derveer) Hodges; married, December
3, 1902, to Mabel E. Gilluly; 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.
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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Hugh Hiram Price (1859-1904) —
also known as Hugh H. Price —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., December
2, 1859.
Republican. Lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1887; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1889-91; U.S. Surveyor-General for Arizona, 1903.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
25, 1904 (age 45 years, 23
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.
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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Lewis Cass Carpenter (1836-1908) —
also known as Lewis C. Carpenter —
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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Robert Hickman Walker (1886-1962) —
also known as R. Hickman Walker —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 19,
1886.
Lawyer;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1928; defeated, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
19, 1962 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Morrison Shafroth (1888-1978) —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
27, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924; chief counsel, U.S. Bureau of
Internal Revenue, 1936-37.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
5, 1978 (age 89 years, 343
days).
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.
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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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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Jean Baptiste Marie Augustin Mignolet (1853-1935) —
also known as Jean Mignolet —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dendermonde, Belgium,
June
17, 1853.
Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Denver,
Colo., 1895-1935.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
25, 1935 (age 82 years, 130
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Paul Weiss (1864-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Basel, Switzerland,
July
8, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; optician;
Honorary
Consul for Switzerland in Denver,
Colo., 1902-35.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
13, 1943 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Allison E. Stocker —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state treasurer, 1915-16.
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Richard Le Bert (1850-1942) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
23, 1850.
Dealer in stone, lime,
and fire-clay; Arapahoe
County Clerk and Recorder, 1894-97; U.S. Consul in Ghent, 1898-1902.
Died in 1942
(age about
91 years).
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. |
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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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Viggo Egede Baerresen (1858-1940) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark,
March
13, 1858.
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Denver,
Colo., 1903-07.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., March
21, 1940 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Anna Lou P. Boettcher (1903-1941) —
also known as Anna Lou Pigott —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., October
29, 1903.
Delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Denver,
Colo., September
17, 1941 (age 37 years, 323
days).
Entombed in mausoleum 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.
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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Frank Lockhart Fetzer (1886-1955) —
also known as Frank L. Fetzer —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Denver,
Colo., 1955
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Fetzer and Lucretia (Elgin) Fetzer; married to Alma
Blood. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 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.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; member
of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Member, Junior
League.
Died in February, 1992
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Fort Logan
National Cemetery
Denver, Colorado
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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John Albert Carroll (1901-1983) —
also known as John A. Carroll —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., July 30,
1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1957-63; defeated, 1950, 1962.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
31, 1983 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) —
also known as Arie P. Taylor; "Denver's Bella
Abzug" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Colorado
state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denver
clerk and recorder, 1991-95.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Colorado's first
African-American woman legislator.
Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., September
27, 2003 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Clarence Edward Macy (1886-1984) —
also known as Clarence E. Macy —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
9, 1886.
Railway
mail
clerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Coblenz, 1921-25; Dakar, 1925-27; Monrovia, 1927-28; U.S. Consul in Port Elizabeth, 1928-30; Tampico, as of 1932; Kabul, as of 1938-40; Karachi, as of 1938-43.
Died April
16, 1984 (age 97 years, 159
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) —
also known as Neal D. Bishop —
of Denver,
Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., July 18,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died May 20,
1980 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
14, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally Lou Food Co.;
vice-president, Tasty Foods Inc.;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1948-50; member of Colorado
state senate, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi; Humane
Society; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 22,
1987 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Daniel Grove (1923-1999) —
of Colorado.
Born in Millport, Lamar
County, Ala., December
14, 1923.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1960.
Sponsored legislation to create Colorado's prison work release
program. Served ten years on Colorado's State Adult Parole Board
before being fired in
1984 over allegations of sexual
harassment; later reinstated; the sexual harassment allegations
were never substantiated.
Died of bone
cancer, in Denver,
Colo., September
13, 1999 (age 75 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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John R. Jacobucci (1916-1984) —
of Green River, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.
Born July 5,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died March
11, 1984 (age 67 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Mt. Calvary
Cemetery
Denver, Colorado
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Horace Austin Warner Tabor (1830-1899) —
also known as Horace A. W. Tabor; "The Bonanza King of
Leadville" —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Holland, Orleans
County, Vt., November
26, 1830.
Republican. Mayor
of Leadville, Colo., 1878-79; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1879-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883; postmaster at Denver,
Colo., 1898-99.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
10, 1899 (age 68 years, 135
days).
Original interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Riverside
Cemetery
5201 Brighton Road
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1876
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Richard Sopris (1813-1893) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 26,
1813.
Carpenter;
steamboat
captain; prospector;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1878-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 7,
1893 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Long Routt (1826-1907) —
also known as John L. Routt —
of Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born April
25, 1826.
Republican. Governor
of Colorado Territory, 1875-76; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1876,
1880;
Governor
of Colorado, 1876-79, 1891-93; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1883-85.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
13, 1907 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Routt County,
Colo. is named for him. |
| | | Routt National
Forest (established 1905, now part of Medicine Bow-Routt National
Forest), in Routt,
Jackson,
Rio
Blanco, Grand,
Moffat,
and Garfield
counties, Colorado, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography |
| | | Books about John Routt: Joyce B. Lohse,
First
Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of
Colorado |
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Joseph E. Bates —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1872-73, 1885-87.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Baxter B. Stiles —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1869-71, 1877-78.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Richard Green Buckingham (1816-1889) —
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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
18, 1889 (age 72 years, 185
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Gideon Buckingham and Marie Josephine (Crowley)
Buckingham. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Amos Steck (1822-1908) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
8, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1863-64; chief
justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1880.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
17, 1908 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles A. Cook —
of Denver,
Colo.
Mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1861-63.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George T. Clark —
of Denver,
Colo.; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1865-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1880.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) —
also known as Archibald J. Sampson; A. J.
Sampson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, June 21,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Colorado
state attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1897-1905.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from acute
nephritis and pneumonia,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1921 (age 82 years, 186
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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James Burns Belford (1837-1910) —
also known as James B. Belford —
of Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo.
Born in Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., September
28, 1837.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1876-77, 1879-85;
defeated, 1884.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
10, 1910 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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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.
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Hiram Pitt Bennet (1826-1914) —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Carthage, Franklin
County, Maine, September
2, 1826.
Republican. Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1856; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1858; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1861-65; secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1867; postmaster at Denver,
Colo., 1869-74; member of Colorado
state senate, 1876.
Died November
11, 1914 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell (1823-1903) —
also known as Henry P. H. Bromwell —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
26, 1823.
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1853-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1865-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 39th District,
1869-70; member
Colorado territorial council, 1874; delegate
to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1875.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
7, 1903 (age 79 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson O'Donnell (1856-1925) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Donnell —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J., June 2,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1890; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892,
1896,
1904
(delegation chair).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died June 11,
1925 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Richard E. Whitsitt —
of Colorado.
Republican. Colorado
territorial auditor, 1864-66.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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St. John's
Episcopal Cathedral
Denver, Colorado
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Byron Raymond White (1917-2002) —
also known as Byron R. White;
"Whizzer" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., June 8,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Professional football
player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938 and for the Detroit Lions
in 1940; lead the league in rushing both years; his $15,800 salary
was then the highest ever paid a player in the National Football
League.
Died, of complications from pneumonia,
in Denver,
Colo., April
15, 2002 (age 84 years, 311
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.
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Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Springfield, Baca
County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
1, 1906.
Lawyer;
Baca
County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during
World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.
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