Index to Locations ArvadaArvada CemeteryGoldenGolden CemeteryNear Tiny TownMt. Lindo CemeteryWheat RidgeCrown Hill CemeteryWheat RidgeMt. Olivet Cemetery
ArvadaCemetery
Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Ida A. Allen (1859-1909) — of Arvada,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Missouri,1859.Postmaster atArvada,Colo., 1894-1909.Female.Died inDenver,Colo.,January4, 1909 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Arvada Cemetery. | | Eli Allen (1829-1906) — of Arvada,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Vermont,1829.Postmaster atArvada,Colo., 1882-94.Died inDenver,Colo.,February12, 1906 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Arvada Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to Angeline L. Robbins; father ofIdaA. Allen. |
GoldenCemetery
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Charles Vivian (1889-1964) — also known asJohn C. Vivian — of Colorado. Born in Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,June 30,1889.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1939-43;Governor ofColorado, 1943-47.DiedFebruary10, 1964 (age74 years, 225days).Interment at Golden Cemetery. | | John F. Vivian (1864-1954) — of Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Phoenix Mine,KeweenawCounty, Mich.,1864.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1896;U.S. Surveyor-General for Colorado, 1903-05; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Colorado, 1920; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1926.Died in1954(ageabout90 years).Interment at Golden Cemetery.
Mt. LindoCemetery
Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) — also known asByron G. Rogers — ofBentCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,August1, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1931-35;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933;Coloradostate attorney general, 1936-40;ColoradoDemocratic state chair, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,1940.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Lions;Elks;OddFellows;American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in ahospitalinDenver,Colo.,December31, 1983 (age83 years, 152days).Interment at Mt. Lindo Cemetery.
Crown HillCemetery
7777 West 29th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Earl Farwell Dodge Jr. (1932-2007) — also known asEarl F. Dodge;"Mr.Prohibition" —of Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Lakewood,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December24, 1932.Prohibition candidate forMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1956;Prohibition candidate forsecretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofE.Harold Munn andRollandE. Fisher); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibitioncandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1990; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Colorado,2004(on behalf ofEarlF. Dodge andHowardLydick).Baptist.Collapsed at Denver InternationalAirport,and died soon after, fromcardiacarrythmia, at the University of ColoradoHospital,Denver,Colo.,November7, 2007 (age74 years, 318days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Clark Hilliard (1868-1951) — also known asBenjamin C. Hilliard — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.;Denver,Colo.Born near Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa,January9, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;member of Colorado state legislature, 1900;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated,1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Christian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.DiedAugust7, 1951 (age83 years, 210days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James Bolton Stewart (1882-1969) — also known asJames B. Stewart — of Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November27, 1882.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPernambuco, 1915-17; U.S. Consul inChihuahua, 1918-22;Tampico, as of 1924; U.S. Consul General inMexico City, 1938-40;Zurich, 1940; U.S. Minister toNicaragua, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador toNicaragua, 1943-45.Presbyterian.Died in1969(ageabout86 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) — also known asWilliam L. Boatright — of Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born inGentryCounty, Mo.,June 14,1876.Republican.Lawyer;Coloradostate attorney general, 1925-28; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1928.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmenof the World;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Died, of aheartailment, in Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,November25, 1938 (age62 years, 164days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,February7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
| | Otto Bock (1881-1942) — of Colorado. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February21, 1881.Lawyer;justiceof Colorado state supreme court, 1939-42; died in office 1942.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died inDenver,Colo.,August15, 1942 (age61 years, 175days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Herschel Millard Hogg (1853-1934) — also known asHerschel M. Hogg — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.; Telluride,San MiguelCounty, Colo.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,November21, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1903-07.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inDenver,Colo.,August27, 1934 (age80 years, 279days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Palmer Lyle Burch (1907-1990) — also known asPalmer L. Burch — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Ordway,CrowleyCounty, Colo.,March 7,1907.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-58, 1961-70;candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1958;Coloradostate treasurer, 1971-74.Lutheran.Member,Jaycees.Died inDenver,Colo.,June 28,1990 (age83 years, 113days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Albert Edward Bogdon (1891-1927) — also known asAlbert E. Bogdon — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Mahanoy City,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,1891.Republican.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate 1st District, 1925-27; died in office 1927.While visiting hismistress,(scandalousbehavior at the time), he wasshot andkilledby her estranged husband, Joseph S. Minter, inDenver,Colo.,June 10,1927 (ageabout 35years).Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
12801 West 44th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
Founded 1892
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry McNichols Jr. (1910-1997) — also known asWilliam H. McNichols;BillMcNichols —ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,April11, 1910.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1968-83.Died of aheartattack, inDenver,Colo.,May 29,1997 (age87 years, 48days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Albert Thibault Frantz (1903-1966) — also known asAlbert T. Frantz — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,December9, 1903.Lawyer;district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1952-56;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1957-66;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1963-66.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;UrbanLeague;Knightsof Columbus;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in November,1966(age62years, 0 days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Horace Austin Warner Tabor (1830-1899) — also known asHorace A. W. Tabor;"The Bonanza King ofLeadville" —of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Holland,OrleansCounty, Vt.,November26, 1830.Republican.Mayorof Leadville, Colo., 1878-79;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1879-83;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1883; postmaster atDenver,Colo., 1898-99.Died inDenver,Colo.,April10, 1899 (age68 years, 135days).Original interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Denver, Colo.; reinterment at Mt. OlivetCemetery. | | William Gilpin (1813-1894) — of Colorado. Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,October4, 1813.Lawyer;newspapereditor;explorer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1861-62; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1862.Run over by ahorse andbuggy, and later died as a result, inDenver,Colo.,January20, 1894 (age80 years, 108days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | John Leonard Swigert Jr. (1931-1982) — also known asJack Swigert — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,August30, 1931.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1978; electedU.S.Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office.Astronauton Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which was aborted when anoxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1970.Died, ofbone marrowcancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,December27, 1982 (age51 years, 119days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | George Thomas Bardwell (1901-1947) — also known asGeorge Bardwell;Thomas GeorgeBardwell —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Lake City,HinsdaleCounty, Colo.,October18, 1901.Communist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1934;arrestedandprosecutedin the 1930s in connection with astrike;acquitted.Died in ahospital,Denver,Colo.,January19, 1947 (age45 years, 93days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George D. Bardwell and Hannah J. (Cunningham) Bardwell; married,April4, 1923, to Avelina Rella. |
| | Charles D. Byrne (1926-1986) — ofDenver,Colo.BornMarch24, 1926.Republican. Denver City Auditor, 1963-75, 1979-83.; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1964(alternate),1972.DiedMay 26,1986 (age60 years, 63days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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