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Claudius Kedzie Boettcher (1875-1957) — also known as Claude K. Boettcher — of Denver, Colo. Born in Boulder, Boulder County, Colo., January 10, 1875. Republican. Packing business; banker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman, Denver and Intermountain Railway; president, Brown Palace Hotel; director, Great Western Sugar Co.; director, Denver Dry Goods Co.; vice-president of several electric utilities; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1944. Episcopalian. German ancestry. Died in Denver, Colo., June 9, 1957 (age 82 years, 150 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.   Relatives: Son of Charles Boettcher and Fannie August (Cowan) Boettcher; married, January 29, 1900, to De Allen McMurtrie; married 1920 to Edna Case McElveen; father of Charles Boettcher II (who married Anna Lou Pigott).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) — also known as Harry W. Farr — of Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Greeley, Weld County, Colo., August 17, 1887. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940 (alternate), 1952; president, Home Light and Power Co., 1944-61; bank director. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Died March 3, 1965 (age 77 years, 198 days). Interment at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.   Relatives: Son of William H. Farr and Jennie D. (Willson) Farr; married, June 1, 1909, to Hazel L. Daven.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   David Packard (1912-1996) — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., September 7, 1912. Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard electronics and computer company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank, General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp., Trans World Airways, Standard Oil of California, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; philanthropist. Member, Trilateral Commission; Alpha Delta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., March 26, 1996 (age 83 years, 201 days). Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard; married, April 8, 1938, to Lucile Salter.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Hamilton Peabody (1852-1917) — also known as James H. Peabody — of Canon City, Fremont County, Colo. Born in Topsham, Orange County, Vt., August 21, 1852. Republican. Merchant; Fremont County Clerk, 1885-89; president, First National Bank; president, Electric Light Company of Canon City; mayor of Canon City; Governor of Colorado, 1903-05, 1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1904. Episcopalian. Died November 23, 1917 (age 65 years, 94 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.   Relatives: Married to Frances L. Clelland.   See also National Governors Association biography   Lawrence C. Phipps Jr. (b. 1886) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 30, 1886. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electric utility executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Lawrence Cowle Phipps; married, December 28, 1912, to Gladys Hart.

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