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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
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James Hurley (1858-1939) —
of Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo.
Born in New York, 1858.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Woodmen.
Died December
11, 1939 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colo.
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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart
disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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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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