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Politician members in Colorado

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams; married, May 29, 1902, to Sue E. Raber.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall; married, January 27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns; father of Owen Stuart Aspinall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Dwight Baldwin and Lucretia Kirland (Manning) Baldwin; married, September 12, 1890, to Bessy G. Graham; married, June 19, 1912, to Elizabeth E. Bycroft.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Franklin Bedford and Eliza Ann (Summers) Bedford; married, June 22, 1904, to Stella Valencia Cornell; married, June 9, 1951, to Corrine G. Faust.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 18, 1930, to Ruby Mae Wilmoth.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen; married, November 20, 1919, to Maye Tiger.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 25, 1907, to S. Rachel Trower.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson; married, February 17, 1907, to Fern Claire Armitage.
   — The Johnson Tunnel (opened 1979), which carries eastbound I-70 under the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Summit County to Clear Creek County, Colorado, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Hillery Marsalis and Alice Bryant (Warner) Marsalis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie Esther Geiger.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers; married, July 11, 1933, to Helen Pauline Kepler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor; married, October 19, 1892, to Etta (Tabor) Durfee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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