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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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Owen Stuart Aspinall (1927-1997) —
also known as Owen S. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., September
21, 1927.
Democrat. American
Samoa territory attorney general, 1961-62; secretary
of American Samoa Territory, 1962-67; Governor of
American Samoa, 1967-69.
Protestant.
Died in Mesa
County, Colo., February
7, 1997 (age 69 years, 139
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March
17, 1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in May, 1964
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Davis Begole (1877-1956) —
also known as George D. Begole —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., May 28,
1877.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Denver, Colo., 1931-35.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
22, 1956 (age 79 years, 208
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Carl Beverly Bledsoe (b. 1923) —
of Lincoln
County, Colo.
Born in Colorado, 1923.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1973-90; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1981-90.
Protestant.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Evans Burney (1893-1969) —
also known as William E. Burney —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hubbard, Hill
County, Tex., September
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive.
Protestant. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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Carl Jacobson (b. 1916) —
of Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March
26, 1916.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Adams County Republican Party, 1945-50.
Protestant. Member, Grange;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Jacobson and Hilma (Fredrickson) Jacobson; married to Grace
Chatfield Speer. |
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George McLachlin (1876-1941) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scotland,
1876.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1911-12; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1911-12.
Protestant.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Colorado.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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