Founder and Imperial Wizard of the reorganized Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1915, he came to Denver in 1920 to set up a local Klavern.
Who is William J. Simons?
100
Democratic governor in the late 1950s and early 1960s who promoted education, mental health care, and efficient state government.
Who is Stephen L.R. McNichols?
100
Long-time (1973-1997) Colorado Democratic representative in Washington, D.C. who championed women’s and children’s rights and fought bloated military budgets.
Who is Patricia Schroeder?
100
Founder of what would become the largest brewery in the state.
Who is Adolph Coors?
100
Denver’s first Hispanic mayor elected in an upset victory in 1983.
Who is Federico Peña?
200
Colorado grand dragon of the KKK, he supported and influence Denver mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton.
Who is John Galen Locke?
200
Twelve-year Democratic governor in the late 1980s and 1990s who expanded educational opportunities and oversaw significant economic growth but was always limited by Republican majorities in the state House and Senate.
Who is Roy Romer?
200
Colorado state senator who, during World War II, successfully sought to amend the state constitution to allow women to serve on juries in Colorado.
Who is Eudochia Bell Smith?
200
Billionaire oilman who invested in railroads and telecommunications, eventually becoming by far the largest shareholder in Qwest.
Who is Philip Anschutz?
200
African America Denver School Board member who, in 1968, proposed limited voluntary school busing to integrate Denver Public Schools.
Who is Rachel Noel?
300
Colorado governor (1925-1927) who took significant assistance from the Klan and did their bidding on most legislation in the state House and Senate.
Who is Clarence J. Morley?
300
This Republican governor risked his political career with statements of tolerance such as “They [Japanese Americans] are as loyal to American institutions as you and I.”
Who is Ralph L. Carr?
300
Socially conservative Republican who fought to define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman in both the state house in Denver and in the House of Representatives in Washington D.C.
Who is Marilyn Musgrave?
300
Veteran of the Tenth Mountain Division who opened Vail Ski Resort in December 1962.
Who is Peter Seibert?
300
Outspoken Chicano activist whose Crusade for Justice denounced police brutality, condemned the Vietnam War, and sought to instill pride in Colorado’s growing Hispanic population.
Who is Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales?
400
Denver chief of police and Klan member in the mid-1920s, he overlooked local gambling activity for payoffs and bribes.
Who is William Candlish?
400
First elected governor in 1933, this conservative Democrat disagreed with FDR’s New Deal and briefly blockaded Colorado’s southern border against undesirable immigrants in April 1936.
Who is Edwin C. "Big Ed" Johnson?
400
Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1934, but was later appointed the assistant secretary of the Treasury by FDR.
Who is Josephine Roche?
400
He helped Denver become the cable capital of the United States by building and selling cable television systems from the 1950s through the 1990s.
Who is Bill Daniels?
400
Japanese American internee in Colorado whose bravery fighting in Italy in 1944 won him the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Who is Kiyoshi Muranga?
500
Editor of the Grand Junction "Daily Sentinel," he first joined and then turned against the Klan on the Western Slope.
Who is Walter Walker?
500
Republican governor from 1963 to 1973 who reduced the state income tax by 15 percent upon taking office but who expanded the state sales tax to better fund higher education in the state.
Who is John A. Love?
500
Public health crusader who focused on clean water and milk supplies in Colorado in the mid 1940s and served as Denver’s manager of health and charities from 1947 to 1951.
Who is Florence Rena Sabin?
500
The president of the Great Western Sugar Company in the 1950s who celebrated its successes only to see the sugar beet industry decline significantly in the coming decades.
Who is Frank A. Kemp?
500
Out of 1,600 nursing students in Colorado in 1945, she was the only African American enrolled.