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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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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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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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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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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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Fred Nelson Cummings (1864-1952) —
also known as Fred N. Cummings —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born near Groveton, Northumberland, Coos
County, N.H., September
18, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1933-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., November
10, 1952 (age 88 years, 53
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, 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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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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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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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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John Henry Marsalis (1904-1971) —
also known as John H. Marsalis —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in McComb, Pike
County, Miss., May 9,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; District Attorney, 10th
District, 1944-48; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1952; district judge in Colorado, 1955-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Exchange
Club.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., June 26,
1971 (age 67 years, 48
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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William Worth Patterson (1849-1921) —
also known as W. W. Patterson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., November
3, 1849.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1886-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March
28, 1921 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie
Esther Geiger. |
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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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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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