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CongregationEmanuel Cemetery
430 South Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1874
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Ira Louis Quiat (1891-1967) — ofDenver,Colo.Born inWeldCounty, Colo.,November1, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofColoradostate senate, 1927.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;B'naiB'rith;AmericanLegion.Died inDenver,Colo.,January2, 1967 (age75 years, 62days).Interment at Congregation Emanuel Cemetery.
FairmountCemetery
430 South Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1890
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Walter Speer (1855-1918) — also known asRobert W. Speer — ofDenver,Colo.Born inHuntingdonCounty, Pa.,December1, 1855.Democrat. Postmaster atDenver,Colo., 1886-89;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1904-12, 1916-18.Died in1918(ageabout62 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.  | Henry Moore Teller (1830-1914) — also known asHenry M. Teller — of Central City,GilpinCounty, Colo.Born in Granger,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1830.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1876-82, 1885-1909;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1882-85; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker).Died inDenver,Colo.,February23, 1914 (age83 years, 276days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Dewey Crossman Bailey (1860-1937) — also known asDewey C. Bailey — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,1860.Member ofColoradostate senate, 1888-92;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1919-23.Died in1937(ageabout77 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William J. Barker (d. 1911) — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1874-76.Died in1911.Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Wolfe Londoner (1842-1912) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in1842.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1880;mayorof Denver, Colo., 1889-91.Died in1912(ageabout70 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | George Davis Begole (1877-1956) — also known asGeorge D. Begole — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Kirksville,AdairCounty, Mo.,May 28,1877.Republican.Accountant;mayorof Denver, Colo., 1931-35.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died inDenver,Colo.,December22, 1956 (age79 years, 208days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Richard Yates Batterton (1903-1978) — also known asRichard Y. Batterton — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Petersburg,MenardCounty, Ill.,November5, 1903.Republican.Mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1959-63.Died in Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo., July,1978(age74years, 0 days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery; cenotaph atGreenMountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo. | | Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.;Denver,Colo.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,August6, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;ScottCounty Attorney;U.S.Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1899-1901.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James Quigg Newton Jr. (1911-2003) — also known asJ. Quigg Newton — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,August3, 1911.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1947-55;president,University of Colorado system, 1956-63.Died inDenver,Colo.,April 4,2003 (age91 years, 244days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Thomas S. McMurray — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1895-99.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) — also known asEdwin C. Johnson;"BigEd" —of Craig,MoffatCounty, Colo.Born in Scandia,RepublicCounty, Kan.,January1, 1884.Democrat.Railroadwork;telegrapher;farmer;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1923-31;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1931-32;Governor ofColorado, 1933-37, 1955-57;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Colorado,1952.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange.Died inDenver,Colo.,May 30,1970 (age86 years, 149days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Robert Morris — ofDenver,Colo.Republican.Mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1881-83; postmaster atDenver,Colo., 1883-86.Irishancestry.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Marion D. Van Horn — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1893-95.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) — also known asJames M. Perkins — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.,January8, 1863.Physician;mayorof Denver, Colo., 1913-15.Baptist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins; married,June 8,1892, to Hattie F. Montague. |
| | John Franklin Shafroth (1854-1922) — also known asJohn F. Shafroth — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,June 9,1854.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1895-1904; resigned1904;Governor ofColorado, 1909-13;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1913-19; defeated (Democratic), 1918.Died inDenver,Colo.,February20, 1922 (age67 years, 256days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Eugene Donald Millikin (1891-1958) — also known asEugene D. Millikin — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,February12, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1941-57; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1944,1948,1952(chair,ResolutionsCommittee),1956(delegation chair; member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died inDenver,Colo.,July 26,1958 (age67 years, 164days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Francis M. Case — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1873-74.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.  | Charles Spalding Thomas (1849-1934) — also known asCharles S. Thomas — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Darien,McIntoshCounty, Ga.,December6, 1849.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1900(TemporaryChair;speaker),1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1908;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado, 1884; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado, 1884-96;Governor ofColorado, 1899-1901; defeated, 1894;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1913-21; defeated (National), 1920.Died inDenver,Colo.,June 24,1934 (age84 years, 200days).Cremated;ashes interred at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862-1958) — also known asLawrence C. Phipps — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Amityville,BerksCounty, Pa.,August30, 1862.Republican. Vice-president and treasurer, CarnegieSteelCorporation;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1919-31; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924,1928;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Colorado, 1932.Episcopalian.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 1,1958 (age95 years, 183days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) — also known asPeter H. Dominick — of Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 7,1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1957-61;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1964,1972(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1975.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Hobe Sound,MartinCounty, Fla.,March18, 1981 (age65 years, 254days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William Henry Gabbert (1849-1923) — also known asWilliam H. Gabbert — of Telluride,San MiguelCounty, Colo.Born inScottCounty, Iowa,October12, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Colorado 7th District, 1893-97;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1898-1917;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1904-07, 1915-17.Died in1923(ageabout73 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859-1923) — also known asSamuel D. Nicholson — of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.Born in Springfield,PrinceEdward Island,February22, 1859.Republican. President and general manager, WesternMining Co.;director, Denver NationalBank,American NationalBank(Leadville, Colo.), First NationalBank(Monte Vista, Colo.);mayorof Leadville, Colo., 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1914, 1916;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, fromlivercancer, inDenver,Colo.,March24, 1923 (age64 years, 30days).Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874-1939) — also known asEdward P. Costigan — ofDenver,Colo.Born inKingWilliam County, Va.,July 1,1874.Lawyer;Progressive candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 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 NationalConvention from Colorado,1936.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation.Died inDenver,Colo.,January17, 1939 (age64 years, 200days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) — also known asGordon Allott — of Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.; Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,January2, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1948,1952,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1972;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1950-55;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Rotary;American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;DeltaSigma Pi.Died, ofcancer,in SwedishMedicalCenter, Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,January17, 1989 (age82 years, 15days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Thomas Macdonald Patterson (1839-1916) — also known asThomas M. Patterson — ofDenver,Colo.Born in County Carlow,Ireland,November4, 1839.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1875-77; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado Territory, 1876; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado Territory,1876;U.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1877-79; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1888, 1914; Presidential Elector for Colorado,1897;Presidential Elector for Colorado,1901;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1901-07.Died inDenver,Colo.,July 23,1916 (age76 years, 262days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Peter Hill (1832-1900) — also known asNathaniel P. Hill — of Black Hawk,GilpinCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Montgomery,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1832.Republican.MemberColorado territorial council, 1872-73;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1879-85.Died inDenver,Colo.,May 22,1900 (age68 years, 93days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Charles James Hughes Jr. (1853-1911) — also known asCharles J. Hughes, Jr. — ofArapahoeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Kingston,CaldwellCounty, Mo.,February16, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado,1888;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1904(secretary,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1909-11; died in office 1911.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died, fromperniciousanemia andmyelitis,inDenver,Colo.,January11, 1911 (age57 years, 329days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Stephen Wallace Dorsey (1842-1916) — also known asStephen W. Dorsey — of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.,February28, 1842.Republican.U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1873-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Arkansas,1876,1880.Indictedin 1881 for his participation in the Star Routefraudsagainst the U.S. Post Office Department;triedtwice in 1882-83 and ultimately acquitted.DiedMarch20, 1916 (age74 years, 21days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William Lee Knous (1889-1959) — also known asW. Lee Knous — of Montrose,MontroseCounty, Colo.Born in Ouray,OurayCounty, Colo.,February2, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate 17th District, 1930-37;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1937-47;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47;Governor ofColorado, 1947-50;U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 1950.Suffered aheartattack at hisoffice,and died soon after in St. Joseph'sHospital,Denver,Colo.,December11, 1959 (age70 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Frederick Walker Pitkin (1837-1886) — also known asFrederick W. Pitkin — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August31, 1837.Lawyer;Governorof Colorado, 1879-83.Died in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,December18, 1886 (age49 years, 109days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Eli Pitkin and Hannah M. (Torrey) Pitkin; married,June 17,1862, to Fidelia Maria James; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPitkin; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamGreene; first cousin five times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamGreene Jr. andDanielPitkin; second cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin ofGeorgeEastman; third cousin twice removed ofRayGreene; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles,ThomasChittenden,JonathanHunt,ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,MosesSeymour,JosiahMeigs,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; fourth cousin ofAbelMadison Scranton andJosephPomeroy Root; fourth cousin once removed ofSilasCondict,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,JohnRobert Graham Pitkin,ClarenceHoratio Pitkin,CarrollPeabody Pitkin,CalebSeymour Pitkin andEldredC. Pitkin. | | | | Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Pitkin County,Colo. is named for him. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Rice William Means (1877-1949) — also known asRice W. Means;"PuffedRice" —ofDenver,Colo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November16, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;AdamsCounty Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarI;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;AmericanLegion;Ku Klux Klan.Died inDenver,Colo.,January30, 1949 (age71 years, 75days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) — also known asJohn T. Adams — ofDenver,Colo.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,December25, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1925-35;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in1942(ageabout68 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Clarence J. Morley (1869-1948) — of Colorado. Born in Dyersville,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,February9, 1869.Republican.Governor ofColorado, 1925-27.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,November15, 1948 (age79 years, 280days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887-1950) — also known asRalph L. Carr — of Antonito,ConejosCounty, Colo.Born in Rosita,CusterCounty, Colo.,December11, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;ConejosCounty Attorney, 1922-29;U.S.Attorney for Colorado, 1929-33;Governor ofColorado, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1940(speaker),1948;candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1942.ChristianScientist. Member,Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.Died inDenver,Colo.,September22, 1950 (age62 years, 285days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Job Adams Cooper (1843-1899) — of Colorado. BornNovember6, 1843.Governorof Colorado, 1889-91.DiedJanuary20, 1899 (age55 years, 75days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James Benton Grant (1848-1911) — also known asJames B. Grant — ofDenver,Colo.BornJanuary2, 1848.Democrat.Mining andsmeltingbusiness;Governor ofColorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Colorado,1884.Died, fromheart andkidneytrouble, in Excelsior Springs,ClayCounty, Mo.,November1, 1911 (age63 years, 303days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) — ofDouglasCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born inMaconCounty, N.C.,July 28,1860.Democrat.Rancher;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1890-94;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member ofColoradostate senate, 1898-1902; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1904, 1906;Governor ofColorado, 1913-15.Member,Lions.Died inDenver,Colo.,May 20,1925 (age64 years, 296days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James H. Teller (1850-1937) — of Colorado. Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 14,1850.Secretaryof Colorado Territory, 1883-86;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1915-25;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1923-25.Died inDenver,Colo.,January25, 1937 (age86 years, 225days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942) — also known asWilliam E. Sweet — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January27, 1869.Investmentbanker;Governor ofColorado, 1923-25; defeated (Republican), 1924; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1924;Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1926, 1936 (primary).Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Psi.Died inDenver,Colo.,May 9,1942 (age73 years, 102days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) — also known asHenry A. Buchtel — of Greencastle,PutnamCounty, Ind.; Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.; Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.; Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.;Denver,Colo.Born near Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,September30, 1847.Republican.Ordainedminister;chancellor,University of Denver, 1900-21;Governor ofColorado, 1907-09.Methodist.DiedOctober22, 1924 (age77 years, 22days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Julius Caldeen Gunter (1858-1940) — of Trinidad,Las AnimasCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,October31, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Colorado 3rd District, 1889-95;Judge,Colorado Court of Appeals, 1901-05;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1905-07;Governor ofColorado, 1917-19.Episcopalian.Member,PhiGamma Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe American Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died inDenver,Colo.,October26, 1940 (age81 years, 361days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) — also known asKarl C. Schuyler — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,April 3,1877.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1916;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.Struckby an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1933 (age56 years, 119days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; marriedto Delia Alsena Shepard (who later marriedEugeneDonald Millikin); grandnephew ofGeorgeWashington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofEugeneSchuyler; first cousin five times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Schuylerfamily of Albany, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Teller Ammons (1895-1972) — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,December3, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate, 1930-35;Governor ofColorado, 1937-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiAlpha Delta.DiedJanuary16, 1972 (age76 years, 44days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Moses Hallett (1834-1913) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,July 16,1834.Republican.Lawyer;memberColorado territorial council, 1863-66;justice ofColorado territorial supreme court, 1866-76;U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 1877-1906; retired 1906.Died inDenver,Colo.,April25, 1913 (age78 years, 283days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) — also known asJames E. Garrigues — of Glenwood,MillsCounty, Iowa; Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born inDearbornCounty, Ind.,October6, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado8th District, 1903-10;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1910-21;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,May3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married,January19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
| | William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) — also known asWilliam N. Vaile — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.,June 22,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,1916; died in office 1927.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, fromheartdisease, whileriding in anautomobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado,July 2,1927 (age51 years, 10days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) — also known asFrank L. Hagaman — of Fairway,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Bushnell,McDonoughCounty, Ill.,June 1,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1935;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member ofKansasstate senate, 1945;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1947-50;Governor ofKansas, 1950-51.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in ahospitalat Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 23,1966 (age72 years, 22days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | George Gifford Symes (1840-1893) — also known asGeorge G. Symes — ofDenver,Colo.Born inAshtabulaCounty, Ohio,April28, 1840.Republican.Justice ofMontana territorial supreme court, 1869;U.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1885-89.Died inDenver,Colo.,November3, 1893 (age53 years, 189days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William Robb Eaton (1877-1942) — also known asWilliam R. Eaton — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Pugwash,NovaScotia,December17, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate, 1915-18, 1923-26;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1929-33; defeated,1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;KappaSigma.Died inDenver,Colo.,December16, 1942 (age64 years, 364days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Dean Milton Gillespie (1884-1949) — also known asDean M. Gillespie — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.,May 3,1884.Republican.U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1944-47; defeated,1946.Died inBaltimore,Md.,February2, 1949 (age64 years, 275days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | James Henry Platt Jr. (1837-1894) — also known asJames H. Platt, Jr. — ofNorfolk,Va.Born inCanada,July13, 1837.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1869-75.Drownedin Green Lake, near Georgetown,Clear CreekCounty, Colo.,August13, 1894 (age57 years, 31days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Jackson Orr (1832-1926) — of Iowa. Born inFayetteCounty, Ohio,September21, 1832.Republican. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1871-75 (6th District 1871-73, 9thDistrict 1873-75).Died inDenver,Colo.,March15, 1926 (age93 years, 175days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) — also known asHomer F. Bedford — ofWeldCounty, Colo.; Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Balltown,VernonCounty, Mo.,March16, 1880.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;postmaster;WeldCounty Assessor, 1922-32;Coloradostate treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50,1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966;Coloradostate auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57,1959-63; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1942.Protestant.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,March26, 1968 (age88 years, 10days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Jasper Delos Ward (1829-1902) — of Illinois. Born in Java Center,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1829.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1873-75.Died inDenver,Colo.,August6, 1902 (age73 years, 186days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.  | Rufus Switzer (1855-1947) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born inCabellCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October25, 1855.Lawyer;mayorof Huntington, W.Va., 1909-12;coal miningexecutive.Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,March25, 1947 (age91 years, 151days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ellen Vara (Doolittle) Switzer and Jonathan Switzer; married1887 to EmmaE. Merrill. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Huntington ThroughSeventy-Five Years (1947) |
| | George Washington Cook (1851-1916) — also known asGeorge W. Cook — of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Bradford,LawrenceCounty, Ind.,November10, 1851.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Leadville, Colo., 1885-87;U.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1907-09.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,December18, 1916 (age65 years, 38days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | George John Kindel (1855-1930) — also known asGeorge J. Kindel — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 2,1855.Upholsteryand furniture business;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equalitycandidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1914.Injured in anautomobileaccident near Hillrose, Colo., and subsequently died in ahospitalat Brush,MorganCounty, Colo.,February28, 1930 (age74 years, 363days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Fred Farrar (1877-1961) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Evans,WeldCounty, Colo.,November15, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;Coloradostate attorney general, 1913-16; secretary and general counsel,ColoradoFuelandIronCo.Episcopalian.Died in1961(ageabout83 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | William Van Derveer Hodges (1878-1965) — also known asWilliam V. Hodges — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Westville,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1878.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1924,1928,1932;member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,1924;speaker,1924,1928;Convention Vice-President,1928;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1936;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1924-28.Member,DeltaPsi;UnionLeague.Died inDenver,Colo.,1965(ageabout86 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Lincoln Hodges and Ella (Van Derveer) Hodges; married,December3, 1902, to Mabel E. Gilluly; married1926 toCatherine Lowndes. |
| | William Evans Burney (1893-1969) — also known asWilliam E. Burney — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Hubbard,HillCounty, Tex.,September11, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel inthe U.S. Army during World War II;insuranceexecutive.Protestant.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Forty andEight.Died inDenver,Colo.,January29, 1969 (age75 years, 140days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | John W. Metzger (1914-1984) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in asodhut on the prairie near Sterling,LoganCounty, Colo.,April 4,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1948;Coloradostate attorney general, 1949-50; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1952.Died, ofprostatecancer, inDenver,Colo.,January25, 1984 (age69 years, 296days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Byron Lindberg Johnson (1917-2000) — also known asByron L. Johnson — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October12, 1917.Democrat.Economist;universityprofessor; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1955-56;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated,1956, 1960, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1960,1968.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiKappa Phi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,January6, 2000 (age82 years, 86days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) — also known asWarren A. Haggott — of Idaho Springs,ClearCreek County, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born near Sidney,ShelbyCounty, Ohio,May 18,1864.Republican.Schoolteacher;miningengineer;lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1902-03; member ofColoradostate senate, 1903-05;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated,1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23.Member,American BarAssociation.Died inDenver,Colo.,April29, 1958 (age93 years, 346days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Hugh Hiram Price (1859-1904) — also known asHugh H. Price — of Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.; Silver City,GrantCounty, N.M.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.;Denver,Colo.Born in Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.,December2, 1859.Republican.Lumberbusiness;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1887; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1889-91; U.S. Surveyor-General for Arizona, 1903.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inDenver,Colo.,December25, 1904 (age45 years, 23days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Gail Leonard Ireland (1895-1988) — also known asGail L. Ireland — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,November21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Coloradostate attorney general, 1941-44; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1948.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in1988(ageabout92 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Lewis Cass Carpenter (1836-1908) — also known asLewis C. Carpenter — of South Carolina; Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.Born in Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.,February20, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Sen.WilliamH. Buckingham, 1868-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from South Carolina, 1870-72;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1874-75;newspapereditor.Died inDenver,Colo.,March 6,1908 (age72 years, 15days).Cremated;ashes interred at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Robert Hickman Walker (1886-1962) — also known asR. Hickman Walker — of Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Marion,CrittendenCounty, Ky.,July 19,1886.Lawyer;justiceof Colorado state supreme court, 1928; defeated, 1928.Member,PhiDelta Phi.Died inDenver,Colo.,November19, 1962 (age76 years, 123days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.  | Morrison Shafroth (1888-1978) — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,October27, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1924; chief counsel, U.S. Bureau ofInternal Revenue, 1936-37.Died inDenver,Colo.,October5, 1978 (age89 years, 343days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Clarence Leo Ireland (b. 1889) — also known asClarence L. Ireland — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Littleton,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,December5, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Coloradostate attorney general, 1931-32; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1956.EpiscopalianorCongregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Kiwanis.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) — also known asVikki Buckley — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,November2, 1947.Republican.Secretaryof state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.Female.Africanancestry.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure caused byheartdisease, at UniversityHospital,Denver,Colo.,July 14,1999 (age51 years, 254days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Alfred E. Bent (d. 1922) — of Colorado.Coloradostate auditor, 1905-07;Coloradostate treasurer, 1907-08.Died in1922.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Frank Hall — of Colorado.Secretaryof Colorado Territory, 1866-74.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Henrich Anton Fredrich Walsen (1841-1906) — also known asFred Walsen — of Colorado. Born in1841.Coloradostate treasurer, 1883-84.Founded the town of Walsenburg, Colorado, which is named for him. Died inDenver,Colo.,February15, 1906 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.  | Jean Baptiste Marie Augustin Mignolet (1853-1935) — also known asJean Mignolet — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Dendermonde,Belgium,June17, 1853.HonoraryConsul for Belgium inDenver,Colo., 1895-1935.Belgianancestry.Died inDenver,Colo.,October25, 1935 (age82 years, 130days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | | Paul Weiss (1864-1943) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Basel,Switzerland,July8, 1864.Naturalized U.S. citizen;optician;HonoraryConsul for Switzerland inDenver,Colo., 1902-35.Died inDenver,Colo.,February13, 1943 (age78 years, 220days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Frank William Howbert (1858-1945) — also known asFrank W. Howbert;William FrankHowbert —of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Clarinda,PageCounty, Iowa,October26, 1858.Republican.Civilengineer;ElPaso County Clerk, 1888;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Denver, Colorado, 1897-1913,1921-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Germanancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World;Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia,inDenver,Colo.,December5, 1945 (age87 years, 40days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Allison E. Stocker — of Colorado.Coloradostate treasurer, 1915-16.Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Richard Le Bert (1850-1942) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1850.Dealer instone, lime,and fire-clay;ArapahoeCounty Clerk and Recorder, 1894-97; U.S. Consul inGhent, 1898-1902.Died in1942(ageabout91 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Joseph Clarence Leckemby (1889-1963) — also known asJ. Clarence Leckemby — of Maine. BornNovember9, 1889.Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1936.Died inDenver,Colo.,1963(ageabout73 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Helen Bartlet. |
| | Adella Brown Bailey (1860-1937) — also known asAdella Brown;Mrs. Dewey C.Bailey —ofDenver,Colo.Born in1860.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1920.Female.Died in1937(ageabout77 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Viggo Egede Baerresen (1858-1940) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Copenhagen,Denmark,March13, 1858.Vice-Consulfor Denmark inDenver,Colo., 1903-07.Danishancestry.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March21, 1940 (age82 years, 8days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Anna Lou P. Boettcher (1903-1941) — also known asAnna Lou Pigott — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October29, 1903.Delegateto Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,inDenver,Colo.,September17, 1941 (age37 years, 323days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Charles Boettcher (1852-1948) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.; Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.; Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Kölleda,Germany,April8, 1852.Republican.Hardwarebusiness; co-founder and vice-president, Great WesternSugar Co.;co-founder and president IdealCementCompany; vice-president, Brown PalaceHotelCompany;real estateinvestor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1916(alternate),1928.Germanancestry.Died, in his suite at the Brown PalaceHotel,Denver,Colo.,July 2,1948 (age96 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Frank Lockhart Fetzer (1886-1955) — also known asFrank L. Fetzer — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,August19, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1940,1948.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inDenver,Colo.,1955(ageabout68 years).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John L. Fetzer and Lucretia (Elgin) Fetzer; married to AlmaBlood. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Claudius Kedzie Boettcher (1875-1957) — also known asClaude K. Boettcher — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.,January10, 1875.Republican.Packingbusiness;banker;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman, Denver andIntermountainRailway;president, Brown PalaceHotel;director, Great WesternSugar Co.;director, DenverDry GoodsCo.; vice-president of severalelectricutilities; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1944.Episcopalian.Germanancestry.Died inDenver,Colo.,June 9,1957 (age82 years, 150days).Interment at Fairmount Cemetery. | | Eileen Ewing Archibold (1899-1992) — also known asEileen E. Archibold;Eileen EleanorEwing —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.,October2, 1899.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Colorado,1940;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Colorado, 1944-48; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Female.Member,JuniorLeague.Died in February,1992(age92years, 0 days).Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
Fort LoganNational Cemetery
Denver, Colorado
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Albert Carroll (1901-1983) — also known asJohn A. Carroll — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,July 30,1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1940,1952,1960;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1947-51;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1957-63; defeated, 1950, 1962.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died inDenver,Colo.,August31, 1983 (age82 years, 32days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) — also known asArie P. Taylor;"Denver's BellaAbzug" —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Bedford,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,1927.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1968,1972(alternate); member ofColoradostate house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denverclerk and recorder, 1991-95.Female.Africanancestry.Colorado'sfirstAfrican-American woman legislator.Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke'sHospital,Denver,Colo.,September27, 2003 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | Clarence Edward Macy (1886-1984) — also known asClarence E. Macy — ofDenver,Colo.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November9, 1886.Railwaymailclerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inCoblenz, 1921-25;Dakar, 1925-27;Monrovia, 1927-28; U.S. Consul inPort Elizabeth, 1928-30;Tampico, as of 1932;Kabul, as of 1938-40;Karachi, as of 1938-43.DiedApril16, 1984 (age97 years, 159days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | Neal Dow Bishop (1900-1980) — also known asNeal D. Bishop — ofDenver,Colo.; Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,July 18,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chiropractor;member ofColoradostate senate, 1950.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.DiedMay 20,1980 (age79 years, 307days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) — also known asCharles E. Bennett — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November14, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally LouFood Co.;vice-president, TastyFoods Inc.;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1948-50; member ofColoradostate senate, 1958.Presbyterian.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;BetaTheta Pi;HumaneSociety;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;ReserveOfficers Association.DiedJuly 22,1987 (age72 years, 250days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | Daniel Grove (1923-1999) — of Colorado. Born in Millport,LamarCounty, Ala.,December14, 1923.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1960.Sponsored legislation to create Colorado's prison work releaseprogram. Served ten years on Colorado's State Adult Parole Boardbefore beingfired in1984 over allegations ofsexualharassment; later reinstated; the sexual harassment allegationswere never substantiated.Died ofbonecancer, inDenver,Colo.,September13, 1999 (age75 years, 273days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. | | John R. Jacobucci (1916-1984) — of Green River,SweetwaterCounty, Wyo.BornJuly 5,1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wyoming,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).DiedMarch11, 1984 (age67 years, 250days).Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Mt. CalvaryCemetery
Denver, Colorado
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | 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 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery; reinterment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
RiversideCemetery
5201 Brighton Road
Denver, Colorado
Founded 1876
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Sopris (1813-1893) — ofDenver,Colo.Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,June 26,1813.Carpenter;steamboatcaptain;prospector;mayorof Denver, Colo., 1878-81.Member,Freemasons.Died inDenver,Colo.,April 7,1893 (age79 years, 285days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | John Long Routt (1826-1907) — also known asJohn L. Routt — of Central City,GilpinCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.BornApril25, 1826.Republican.Governorof Colorado Territory, 1875-76; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1876,1880;Governorof Colorado, 1876-79, 1891-93;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1883-85.Died inDenver,Colo.,August13, 1907 (age81 years, 110days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Routt County,Colo. is named for him. | | | | RouttNationalForest (established 1905, now part of Medicine Bow-Routt NationalForest), inRoutt,Jackson,RioBlanco,Grand,Moffat,andGarfieldcounties, Colorado, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography | | | | Books about John Routt: Joyce B. Lohse,FirstGovernor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt ofColorado |
| | Joseph E. Bates — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1872-73, 1885-87.Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Baxter B. Stiles — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1869-71, 1877-78.Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Richard Green Buckingham (1816-1889) — also known asR. G. Buckingham — of Virginia;Denver,Colo.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1816.Physician;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1876-77.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March18, 1889 (age72 years, 185days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Gideon Buckingham and Marie Josephine (Crowley)Buckingham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Amos Steck (1822-1908) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,January8, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1863-64;chiefjustice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1880.Died inDenver,Colo.,November17, 1908 (age86 years, 314days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Charles A. Cook — ofDenver,Colo.Mayorof Denver, Colo., 1861-63.Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | George T. Clark — ofDenver,Colo.; Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.Republican.Mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1865-66; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1880.Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) — also known asArchibald J. Sampson;A. J.Sampson —of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born near Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,June 21,1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Coloradostate attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1897-1905.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromacutenephritis andpneumonia,in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December24, 1921 (age82 years, 186days).Cremated;ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery.  | John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Waynesville,WarrenCounty, Ohio,March 9,1814.Republican.Physician;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado Territory,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker).Methodist.One of thefoundersof Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver.Died inDenver,Colo.,July 3,1897 (age83 years, 116days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | | Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) — of Plattsmouth,CassCounty, Neb.;Denver,Colo.Born inLoganCounty, Ohio,April 3,1833.Republican. Member ofNebraskaterritorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nebraska Territory,1860;secretaryof Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member ofColoradoterritorial legislature, 1869;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1873-74;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1884.Methodist.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,November27, 1899 (age66 years, 238days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | James Burns Belford (1837-1910) — also known asJames B. Belford — of Central City,GilpinCounty, Colo.Born in Lewistown,MifflinCounty, Pa.,September28, 1837.Republican. Presidential Elector for Indiana,1864;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1867;justice ofColorado territorial supreme court, 1870-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1876;U.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1876-77, 1879-85;defeated, 1884.Died inDenver,Colo.,January10, 1910 (age72 years, 104days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Miguel Antonio Otero (1829-1882) — also known asMiguel A. Otero — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Valencia,ValenciaCounty, N.M.,June 21,1829.Member ofNew Mexicoterritorial House of Representatives, 1852-54;U.S.Attorney for New Mexico, 1853;NewMexico territory attorney general, 1854;Delegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1856-61;secretaryof New Mexico Territory, 1861-62.Catholic.Hispanicancestry.Died in Las Vegas,San MiguelCounty, N.M.,May 30,1882 (age52 years, 343days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Hiram Pitt Bennet (1826-1914) — of Glenwood,MillsCounty, Iowa; Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.;Denver,Colo.Born in Carthage,FranklinCounty, Maine,September2, 1826.Republican.MemberNebraska territorial council, 1856; member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1858;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1861-65;secretaryof Colorado Territory, 1867; postmaster atDenver,Colo., 1869-74; member ofColoradostate senate, 1876.DiedNovember11, 1914 (age88 years, 70days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell (1823-1903) — also known asHenry P. H. Bromwell — of Charleston,ColesCounty, Ill.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August26, 1823.Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1853-57; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Illinois,1860;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1865-69;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 39th District,1869-70;memberColorado territorial council, 1874;delegateto Colorado state constitutional convention, 1875.Died inDenver,Colo.,January7, 1903 (age79 years, 134days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Thomas Jefferson O'Donnell (1856-1925) — also known asThomas J. O'Donnell — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Mendham Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.,June 2,1856.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1890; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Colorado,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee),1896,1904(delegation chair).Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.DiedJune 11,1925 (age69 years, 9days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Richard E. Whitsitt — of Colorado. Republican.Coloradoterritorial auditor, 1864-66.Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Byron Raymond White (1917-2002) — also known asByron R. White;"Whizzer" —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.,June 8,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1960;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-93.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Professionalfootballplayer for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938 and for the Detroit Lionsin 1940; lead the league in rushing both years; his $15,800 salarywas then the highest ever paid a player in the National FootballLeague.Died, of complications frompneumonia,inDenver,Colo.,April15, 2002 (age84 years, 311days).Cremated;ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral. | | Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) — ofDenver,Colo.; Springfield,BacaCounty, Colo.; Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September1, 1906.Lawyer;BacaCounty Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57;U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.Died inDenver,Colo.,October23, 1992 (age86 years, 52days).Cremated;ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.
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