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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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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, Denver, 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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Frank D. Allen (1892-1990) —
of Akron, Washington
County, Colo.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., August
2, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1990 (age 98 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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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, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) —
also known as Thomas H. Anderson —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, June 6,
1848.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.
Died, in a hospital
at Denver,
Colo., September
30, 1916 (age 68 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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Lewis Thornton Babcock (b. 1943) —
of Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Rocky Ford, Otero
County, Colo., April 4,
1943.
Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1976-83; Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1983-88; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1988-2008; took senior status 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Wicks Bailey (1856-1909) —
also known as George W. Bailey —
of Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 8,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Larimer
County Attorney; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
18, 1909 (age 53 years, 41
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Morton Shelley Bailey (1855-1922) —
also known as Morton S. Bailey —
of Fairplay, Park
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., July 3,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1890-92; district judge in Colorado 11th District,
1892-1908; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-22; died in office 1922.
Died May 16,
1922 (age 66 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bailey and Margaret (Lewis) Bailey; married, September
1, 1888, to Lutie Wilkin. |
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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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Arthur Atwood Ballantine Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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L. Ward Bannister (b. 1871) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Leroy Banta Jr. (1912-1993) —
also known as Richard L. Banta, Jr. —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry E. Barnard (1892-1973) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., July 11,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1929-32; candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., August
20, 1973 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) —
also known as C. Jasper Bell —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo., January
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit,
1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5
days).
Interment at Blue
Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Mo.
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John Calhoun Bell (1851-1933) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Saguache, Saguache
County, Colo.; Lake City, Hinsdale
County, Colo.; Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born near Sewanee, Franklin
County, Tenn., December
11, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saguache
County Attorney, 1874-76; district judge in Colorado 7th
District, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1893-1903; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1913-15.
Died in Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo., August
12, 1933 (age 81 years, 244
days).
Interment at Cedar
Cemetery, Montrose, Colo.
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Michael L. Bender (b. 1942) —
of Colorado.
Born January
7, 1942.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1997-; appointed 1997.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael Farrand Bennet (b. 1964) —
also known as Michael F. Bennet —
of California; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New Delhi, India,
of American parents, November
28, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-09; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2009-; appointed 2009.
Still living as of 2018.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Norman William Black (1931-1997) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
6, 1931.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1979-96; took
senior status 1996.
Died in Silverthorne, Summit
County, Colo., July 23,
1997 (age 65 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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Otto Bock (1881-1942) —
of Colorado.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
21, 1881.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1939-42; died in office 1942.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
15, 1942 (age 61 years, 175
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Albert Edward Bogdon (1891-1927) —
also known as Albert E. Bogdon —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate 1st District, 1925-27; died in office 1927.
While visiting his mistress,
(scandalous
behavior at the time), he was shot and
killed
by her estranged husband, Joseph S. Minter, in Denver,
Colo., June 10,
1927 (age about 35
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, 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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Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) —
also known as Robert W. Bonynge —
of Denver,
Colo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,
1900.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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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Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) —
also known as Thomas M. Bowen —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born near Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
26, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1864;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1871; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883-89.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March
12, 1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, July 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took
senior status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1925, to Helen Callamore Thomas. |
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Charles D. Bromley (1899-1968) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., November
19, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1952
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Chi
Psi.
Died in January, 1968
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) —
also known as Franklin E. Brooks —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Sturbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
7, 1916 (age 55 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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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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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown; married, December
3, 1884, to Mary A. Clark. |
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Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) —
also known as Charles P. Bryan —
of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
2, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-97; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1898-1902; Portugal, 1903-10; Belgium, 1909-11; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1911-12.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1918 (age 61 years, 162
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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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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Charles C. Butler (b. 1865) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
6, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1912-26; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1927-37; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Washington Irving Butler and Henrietta (Comstock) Butler; married,
June
5, 1901, to Emma Allen. |
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John Campbell (1853-1938) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., September
13, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; El
Paso County Attorney, 1884-85; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Colorado
state senate, 1887; district judge in Colorado, 1889-95; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1895-1913, 1922-37; appointed 1922;
chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1898-1904, 1910-13, 1936-37.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died January
1, 1938 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Campbell and Nancy Campbell; married, June 28,
1881, to Harriet J. Parker. |
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 8th Judicial District,
1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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William Albion Carlson (1908-1990) —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1939-48; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1947-48; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Died in 1990
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Oscar Littleton Chapman (1896-1978) —
also known as Oscar L. Chapman —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Omega, Halifax
County, Va., October
22, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died February
8, 1978 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Nebraska; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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John Robert Clark (1888-1956) —
also known as John R. Clark —
of Meeker, Rio Blanco
County, Colo.
Born in Louisville, Boulder
County, Colo., December
19, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1936-51; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1951-56; died in office 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died May 14,
1956 (age 67 years, 147
days).
Interment somewhere
in Meeker, Colo.
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Nathan B. Coats (born c.1949) —
Born about 1949.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 2000-; appointed 2000.
Still living as of 2018.
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Allyn Cole (1885-1963) —
of Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas, 1885.
Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-20; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Charles Ross Conklin (b. 1920) —
also known as Charles Conklin —
of Delta, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1955-66; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1957-60; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Milton Corlett (1884-1955) —
of Monte Vista, Rio Grande
County, Colo.
Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., November
7, 1884.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Monte Vista, Colo., 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1927-31.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
16, 1955 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Milton Corlett and Mary (Stafford)
Corlett. |
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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, Denver, 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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