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Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) —
also known as Alva B. Adams —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo., October
29, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1941 (age 66 years, 33
days).
Entombed at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Alva Blanchard Adams Jr. (1915-1981) —
also known as Alva B. Adams, Jr. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., October
21, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; hardware
business; banker;
corporate director, Standard Fire Brick
Co., KCRT radio
station, Trinidad, Colo.; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1954, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died, while being treated for a heart
condition, in a hospital
at Denver,
Colo., December
3, 1981 (age 66 years, 43
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December
27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. |
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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.
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Wilbur McClure Alter (1879-1967) —
also known as Wilbur M. Alter —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Colorado 4th District, 1923-28; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1928-33, 1944-57; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1955-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in July, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. G. Alter and Ada V. (Lutz) Alter; married, February
6, 1923, to Florence E. Christy. |
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Byron A. Anderson —
of Colorado.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; builder;
secretary
of state of Colorado, 1963-74.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1891.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in December, 1964
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy H. Armstrong (1908-1986) —
also known as Tim Armstrong —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born near Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
5, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1950; Colorado
state treasurer, 1959-62.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in June, 1986
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard F. Armstrong and Grace (Hutchinson) Armstrong; married, June 26,
1927, to Florence Henderson. |
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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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Norris Conroy Bakke (1894-1973) —
also known as Norris C. Bakke —
of Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.; Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Mayville, Traill
County, N.Dak., April
19, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in January, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pederson Bakke and Karina (Erickson) Bakke; married, August
12, 1921, to Esther Newell Banks; married, April 6,
1958, to Mrs. Guy L. Elken. |
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Frank L. Baldwin (1863-1938) —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, June 29,
1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1906-07.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks; Humane
Society.
Died in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 4,
1938 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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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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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) —
also known as Francis E. Bouck —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 5th District, 1918-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Denver,
Colo., November
24, 1941 (age 67 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;
married, November
29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married, August
20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
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James Price Briscoe (1894-1981) —
also known as J. Price Briscoe —
of Idaho Springs, Clear
Creek County, Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1894.
Democrat. Mining
executive; member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Died in May, 1981
(age 86
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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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Homer Mayne Bruce (1909-1975) —
also known as Homer Bruce —
of Denver,
Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Platteville, Weld
County, Colo., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1953-55; real estate
business.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in October, 1975
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Haslett Platt Burke (b. 1874) —
also known as Haslett P. Burke —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monona
County, Iowa, April
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district
judge in Colorado 13th District, 1907-19; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1919-49; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1927-28, 1937-39, 1947-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Acacia;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Thomas Burke and Clara Jane (Hardy) Burke; married, March
16, 1904, to Rose M. Sanner. |
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Benjamin H. Butcher (c.1854-1937) —
also known as Ben H. Butcher —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Colorado.
Born in Butcher's Bend, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1879-80, 1931-37 (1st District
1879-80, Wood County 1931-37); died in office 1937; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Colorado
state senate, 1880; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia.
Member, Elks.
Sponsor of West Virginia State Prohibition Repeal Amendment, adopted
in the 1934 election.
Died February
12, 1937 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin S. Butcher and Mary J. (Wright) Butcher. |
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John Edgar Chenoweth (1897-1986) —
also known as J. Edgar Chenoweth —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., August
17, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Las
Animas County Judge, 1933-41; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1941-49, 1951-65;
defeated, 1948, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., January
2, 1986 (age 88 years, 138
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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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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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.
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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.
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: Son
of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley; married, May 21,
1932, to Mary Tancred. |
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Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) —
also known as Harry W. Farr —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., August
17, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
president, Home Light and
Power Co., 1944-61; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died March 3,
1965 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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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.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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Robert Shaeffer Gast Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Robert S. Gast —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Shaeffer Gast and Corinne Neville (Busey) Gast; married, July 3,
1941, to Ann Day. |
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Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) —
also known as Frank H. Hall —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Braceville, Grundy
County, Ill., August
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Lions.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 74 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry W. Hansen (b. 1884) —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo., January
12, 1884.
Republican. Mayor of Craig, Colo., 1920-21; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928;
member of Colorado
state senate 13th District, 1929-32.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen; married, November
20, 1919, to Maye Tiger. |
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Donald Hardy (b. 1912) —
also known as Don Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo., February
16, 1912.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Urban Hardy and Jessie Marion (Mack) Hardy; married, September
21, 1938, to Martha Eugenia Sidebottom. |
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Guy Urban Hardy (1872-1947) —
also known as Guy U. Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Abingdon, Knox
County, Ill., April 4,
1872.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Canon
City, Colo., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died January
26, 1947 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1920; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., August
28, 1972 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Henry Lawrence Hinkley (b. 1896) —
also known as H. Lawrence Hinkley —
of Logan
County, Colo.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., May 16,
1896.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Walter Walfred Johnson (1904-1987) —
also known as Walter W. Johnson —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., April
16, 1904.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-49, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1949-50; Governor of
Colorado, 1950-51.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
23, 1987 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, Colo.
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Miles Kara (b. 1916) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., February
13, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Reserve
Officers Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James W. Kelley (b. 1876) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Seneca, La Salle
County, Ill., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1924.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to Eselyn
Brown. |
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Robert Bartlett Lee (1912-1988) —
also known as Robert B. Lee —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
16, 1912.
Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 18th District, 1960-69; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1969-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 16,
1988 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Eugene Lee and Mary Lillian (Jennings) Lee; married, September
27, 1941, to Ruth Elisabeth Wade. |
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John Edgar Manders (1895-1973) —
also known as John E. Manders —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., February
3, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1944; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952;
candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in a hospital
at Anchorage,
Alaska, February
18, 1973 (age 78 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Francis Manders and Letha Clementine (Barnes) Manders;
married, June 6,
1914, to Henrietta Bertolas. |
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Marshall Francis McComb (1894-1981) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 6,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1927; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1937-55; justice of
California state supreme court, 1956-77; director, Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Member, Delta
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
5, 1981 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry McComb and Estelle (Tredenick) McComb. |
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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.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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George Alexander Parks (1883-1984) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 29,
1883.
Mining
engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First National Bank of
Juneau.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, May 11,
1984 (age 100 years,
348 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska; memorial monument at Newcomb
Park, Wasilla, Alaska.
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Edward E. Pringle (b. 1914) —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Colorado, 1957-61; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Unfug and Alice (Arnold) Unfug; married, January
1, 1928, to Mary Christian. |
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Colorado.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Sebastian Harrison White (1864-1945) —
also known as S. Harrison White —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Maries
County, Mo., December
24, 1864.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1904-08; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1945 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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