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Physician Politicians in Colorado
including Surgeons and Osteopaths

  Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Physician; druggist; member of Colorado state legislature, 1890. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of cerebral apoplexy, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331 days). Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David Brown.
  Wallace E. Brown (1853-1930) — of North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., June 29, 1853. Surgeon; mayor of North Adams, Mass., 1913-15. Died in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., April 4, 1930 (age 76 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Richard Green Buckingham (1816-1889) — also known as R. G. Buckingham — of Virginia; Denver, Colo. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 14, 1816. Physician; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1876-77. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 18, 1889 (age 72 years, 185 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Gideon Buckingham and Marie Josephine (Crowley) Buckingham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Royal William Calkins (1870-1961) — of Montezuma County, Colo. Born in Iowa, 1870. Physician; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1921-32; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1929-30. Died in 1961 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
  Apollos Comstock (1836-1889) — of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y.; Silver Springs, Park County, Colo.; Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn., October 18, 1836. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1866; physician. Died December 15, 1889 (age 53 years, 58 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Watts Comstock and Nancy (Hoyt) Comstock; married, June 23, 1869, to Lizzie E. Merrill; married, October 22, 1878, to Julia C. Bouton.
  James E. Connelly — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Physician; mayor of Trinidad, Colo., 1952-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
John Evans John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, March 9, 1814. Republican. Physician; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker). Methodist. One of the founders of Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver. Died in Denver, Colo., July 3, 1897 (age 83 years, 116 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of David Evans and Rachel (Burnett) Evans; married 1838 to Hannah P. Canby; married 1853 to Margaret Patten Gray; father of Josephine Evans (who married Samuel Hitt Elbert).
  The city of Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of Evans, Colorado, is named for him.  — Mount Evans, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Evans (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley; married, May 21, 1932, to Mary Tancred.
  Edith Halcomb (died c.1950) — of Colorado. Socialist. Physician; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1918. Female. Died about 1950. Interment somewhere in Pueblo, Colo.
  Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) — also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson — of Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., October 26, 1871. Democrat. Physician; dentist; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado state senate, 1900-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Colorado, 1950 (age about 78 years). Interment at Steamboat Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Rollin Jefferson and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson; married, December 21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette; married 1923 to Virginia (Lowe) Kemble.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John McFadzean (1867-1965) — of Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Ontario, September 20, 1867. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician; surgeon; member of Colorado state senate, 1910; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, in the Geronimo Hotel, Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., May 21, 1965 (age 97 years, 243 days). Interment at Del Norte Cemetery, Del Norte, Colo.
  Relatives: Married 1895 to Rena McFadzean.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) — also known as James M. Perkins — of Denver, Colo. Born in Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., January 8, 1863. Physician; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1913-15. Baptist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins; married, June 8, 1892, to Hattie F. Montague.
  Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team Doctor" — of San Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Edwards County, Ill., September 3, 1872. Physician; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38. Moravian ancestry. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., 1951 (age about 78 years). Original interment somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig; married 1896 to Ella Mae Ervin.
  Romig Junior High School (opened 1966; now Romig Middle School), in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James S. Scott (1800-1881) — of Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Pa., November 4, 1800. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1860-61. Methodist. Died in Greeley, Weld County, Colo., April 19, 1881 (age 80 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Warren Hugh Twining (b. 1875) — also known as W. H. Twining — of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colo. Born in Wisconsin, 1875. Democrat. Physician; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1925-34; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933-34; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Nathan Udell (1817-1903) — of Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., February 18, 1817. Democrat. Physician; member of Iowa state senate, 1854, 1860-66. Member, Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., March 6, 1903 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  The city of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Adolph Unfug and Alice (Arnold) Unfug; married, January 1, 1928, to Mary Christian.
Hubert Work Hubert Work (1860-1942) — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Marion Center, Indiana County, Pa., July 3, 1860. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1908, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Colorado Republican state chair, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1914; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 1920; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1928-29; U.S. Postmaster General, 1922-23; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1923-28. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association. Died in Denver, Colo., December 14, 1942 (age 82 years, 164 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
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