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• Adams, Alva    b. May 14, 1850  d. November 1, 1922
  Colorado Governor. He served as Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889, 1897 to 1899, and in 1905. Adams County in Colorado is named after him. His son, Alva Blanchard Adams, served as a United States Senator.
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Adams, Alva Blanchard    b. October 31, 1875  d. December 1, 1941
  US Senator. The son of Colorado Governor Alva Adams, he served during World War I in the United States Army as a Major in the Judge Advocate General's Department. He was elected as a Senator from Colorado to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Samuel D. Nicholson, serving as a Democrat from 1923 to 1924...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Bowen, Thomas Meade    b. October 26, 1835  d. December 30, 1906
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Senator, Idaho Governor. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a lawyer in practice when commissioned a Captain in the 13th Kansas Volunteer Infantry. Promoted Colonel in 1863, he commanded a brigade with the Seventh Army Corps for the entire Frontier Campaign. For his military service, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers in 1865. After the war he settled in Arkansas and was justice of the supreme court of Arkansas, 1867 to 1871...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
  Plot: Block 13, Lot 412
   
• Bradford, Allen Alexander   b. July 23, 1815  d. March 12, 1888
  Legislator and Jurist. He moved to Missouri, became a lawyer and served as Clerk of the Atchison County Court from 1845 to 1851. He then moved to Iowa, where he was a District Court Judge from 1852 to 1855. Bradford relocated to Nebraska Territory in 1855 and served in the Legislature from 1856 to 1858. He took up residence in Colorado in 1860, and in 1862 he was appointed a Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, holding his seat on the bench until 1864. He was elected to Congress as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Chilcott, George Miles   b. January 2, 1828  d. March 6, 1891
  US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 1882 to 1883. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory in 1868, Member of the Colorado State Legislature, and Delegate to the United States Congress from Colorado Territory. (Bio by: K)
  Masonic Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Crowther, Frank    b. July 10, 1870  d. July 20, 1955
  US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 30th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1943. Also served as a Member of the New York State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Dockum, Warren C.   b. 1844  d. October 2, 1921
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865. His citation reads "capture of flag of Savannah Guardmes (C.S.A.), after two other men had been killed in the effort."
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
  Plot: Block 22, Lot 148a, Space 1
  GPS coordinates: 38.1458282, -104.3443375 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Johnson, Walter Walford   b. April 16, 1904  d. March 23, 1987
  Governor of Colorado. Democrat. Elected to Colorado state House of Representatives in 1941 to 1949. Unsuccessful attempt for U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District in 1946. Elected Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1949-50 and then became Governor of Colorado from 1950 to 1951. Later was a member of Colorado state senate from 1951 to 1959. (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
  Evergreen Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Marsalis, John Henry  b. May 9, 1904  d. June 26, 1971
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Colorado's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1951. Also served as a State Court Judge from 1955 to 1962, and in the United States Army during World War II (1939-1945). (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Martin, John Andrew    b. April 10, 1868  d. December 23, 1939
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Colorado's 2nd and 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1909 to 1913, and 1933 until his death in 1939. Also served as a Member of the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1901. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Orman, James B.    b. November 4, 1849  d. July 21, 1919
  Colorado Governor. Served as the Governor of Colorado from 1901 to 1903. (Bio by: K)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Papish, Frank Richard    b. October 21, 1917  d. August 30, 1965
  Major League Baseball Player. He was a left-handed pitcher for three teams in six years in the major leagues. He played four years with the Chicago White Sox from 1945 through 1948. He played with the Cleveland Indians in 1949 and finished with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950. He appeared in 149 games, starting in 64. His career earned run average was 3.58 with 26 wins and 29 losses. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   
• Talbot, Raymond Herbert    b. August 19, 1896  d. January 30, 1955
  Colorado Governor. Served as the Governor of Colorado in 1937. Also served as a Member of the Colorado State House of Representatives from 1927 to 1929, Member of the Colorado State Senate from 1929 to 1931, and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1933 to 1937. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
   

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