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David M. Ralston (b. 1870) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Illinois, 1870.
Lawyer; mayor
of Trinidad, Colo., 1937.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gavan Ralston. |
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Nancy E. Rice (b. 1950) —
Born in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., June 2,
1950.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Fred
Winner, 1975-76; district judge in Colorado, 1987-98; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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August William Ritter Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Bill Ritter —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado, September
6, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Colorado, 2007-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence J. Roberts (1873-1931) —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.; Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ind., October
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Attorney, 1900-05; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1909; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1912-17.
Died in 1931
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan A. Roberts and Perintha E. (Robinson) Roberts; married, May 2,
1897, to Eliza E. Stewart. |
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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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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; farm
implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendent
for Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Earl Sabin (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Sabin —
of La Junta, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Adams Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 18,
1887.
Lawyer; delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Vincent Sabin and Marilla (Post) Sabin; married, October
26, 1911, to Bessie O. Rourke. |
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Charles Clarence Sackmann (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles C. Sackmann —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
25, 1879.
Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1921-24; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1923-24; district
judge in Colorado, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912 to Elna
A. Hug. |
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Kenneth Lee Salazar (b. 1955) —
also known as Ken Salazar —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo., March 2,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; chief legal counsel for Gov. Roy
Romer, 1986-90; executive director, Colorado Department of
Natural Resources, 1990-94; Colorado
state attorney general, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2005-09; resigned 2009; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 2009-13.
Still living as of 2014.
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Patricia Scott Schroeder (b. 1940) —
also known as Patricia Schroeder; Pat Schroeder;
Patricia Nell Scott —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 30,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1988,
1996;
Co-Chair, 1984;
co-chair, Credentials Committee, co-chair, 1988;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; League of Women
Voters.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1995.
Still living as of 2014.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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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Buie Seawell (b. 1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., July 8,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1985-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1988.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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George Hamlin Shaw (b. 1890) —
also known as George H. Shaw —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
3, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to May Harding. |
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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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David Evans Skaggs (b. 1943) —
also known as David E. Skaggs —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; aide to U.S. Rep. Timothy
E. Wirth, 1975-77; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1987-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) —
also known as H. Alexander Smith —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
27, 1966 (age 86 years, 270
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Benjamin F. Stapleton (b. 1873) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., November
12, 1873.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; postmaster at Denver,
Colo., 1915-21; oil
business; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1923-31, 1935-47; Colorado
state auditor, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Ku Klux
Klan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Mabel
Freeland. |
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Robert W. Steele (1857-1910) —
of Colorado.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, November
14, 1857.
Lawyer; Arapahoe
County Judge, 1895-1901; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1901-10; died in office 1910; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1907-10; died in office 1910.
Died October
12, 1910 (age 52 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ronald H. Strahle (b. 1921) —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Nebraska, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-86; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1977-78.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard v. B. Sutton (1914-2002) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1956-75; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1960-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died December
16, 2002 (age 87 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. E. Sutton and Anne (von Bibra) Sutton; married, March 4,
1938, to Janette E. Gabor. |
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellen Vara (Doolittle) Switzer and Jonathan Switzer; married 1887 to Emma
E. Merrill. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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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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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, Denver, Colo.
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John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
26, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1926-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; judge
of Albany County Children's Court, 1940-47.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
25, 1957 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George B. Thatcher (b. 1882) —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.; Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo., July 28,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Nevada; Nevada
state attorney general, 1913-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Thatcher and Mary E. (Madigan) Thatcher; married, January
16, 1906, to Essie M. Carr. |
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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, Denver, Colo.
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Albert Jack Tomsic (b. 1925) —
also known as Albert J. Tomsic —
of Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo.
Born in Delagua, Las Animas
County, Colo., April
26, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1953-62; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Huerfano
County Attorney; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Tomsic and Mary (Jerman) Tomsic; married, August
20, 1955, to Patricia Ann Sudar. |
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Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) —
also known as Albion W. Tourgee —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Denver,
Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 2,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author;
U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
French
Huguenot and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, of acute
uremia, due to an infected
wound, in Bordeaux, France,
May
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mayville
Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.
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Hosea Townsend (1840-1909) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Silver Cliff, Custer
County, Colo.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, June 16,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1892;
U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1897-1907.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., March 4,
1909 (age 68 years, 261
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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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, Denver, Colo.
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John R. Watkins (b. 1892) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., February
21, 1892.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1928-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Watkins and Agnes W. (Harvey) Watkins; married 1920 to Louise
Stoddard. |
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Ezra Wheeler (1820-1871) —
of Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wis.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., December
23, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853; Green
Lake County Judge, 1854-62; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1863-65; Register of
U.S. Land Office, Pueblo, Colorado, 1870-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
19, 1871 (age 50 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Berlin, Wis.
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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, Denver, 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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Richard Henry Whiteley (1830-1890) —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
December
22, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1870-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., September
26, 1890 (age 59 years, 278
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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Joseph L. Williams (1821-1895) —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in New York, 1821.
Lawyer; Lake
County State's Attorney; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1872-73.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
7, 1895 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Fred M. Winner (1912-2003) —
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 8,
1912.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., January
22, 2003 (age 90 years, 289
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) —
also known as "Father of the Illinois
Constitution" —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, in a hospice
at Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden; married
to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Victor Zednick (born c.1886) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colorado, about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1911-17; member of Washington
state senate 36th District, 1943-47.
Burial location unknown.
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