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MacMillan, Charles A.

Charles A. MacMillan needs no introduction to the readers of this volume and especially to the citizens of Denver, where he is widely and prominently known as a lawyer and by reason of his activities along philanthropic lines. Illinois claims him as a native son, for his birth occurred in the city of Peoria on the 15th of October, 1870. He is a son of James Calvin and Katherine (Anderson) MacMillan. In the paternal line he comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, although the family has been represented in the United States through three generations. In the maternal line he is descended from New England stock. His father was born in Indiana but removed to Illinois, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. When the country became involved in civil war, however, he offered his aid to the Union and went to the front with the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, with which he did active service. He was an aide-de-camp on the staff of General Grant and he remained at the front until victory crowned the Union arms. He is now residing upon a farm in Arapahoe county, Colorado, but is not actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, having put aside business cares to enjoy a well earned rest. To him and his wife have been born six children, of whom five are living.

Charles A. MacMillan was a public school pupil in Kansas, to which state his parents removed after leaving Illinois. Later he continued his education in the University of Denver as a member of the class of 1894. He then left that institution but studied law in Denver under a private preceptor and thus qualified for admission to the bar. He was licensed to practice in 1896 and opened an office in the E. and C. building in Denver. After a brief period, however, he removed to Wyoming, settling at Rock Springs, and for two terms he served as prosecuting attorney of the district. He then removed to Spokane, Washington, where he remained for seven years, practicing law there until appointed special United States district attorney under President
Taft, in which capacity he served from 1909 until 1911. The following year he returned to Denver, where he has since engaged in the practice of law and in the management of his private interests.

In 1899 Mr. MacMillan was united in marriage to Miss Anna Wight, who was born in Maine, a daughter of Frederick D. Wight, of Denver, who was at one time a very prominent business man of Trinidad, Colorado, and a leading citizen of the state. His later years were passed in Denver, where he died about six years ago, leaving an extensive estate. To Mr. and Mrs. MacMillan have been born five children: Dorothy, a student at The Wolcott School, Denver, and who possesses considerable musical talent; Charles Wight, born August 1, 1902, in Denver, a high school pupil; Frederick Dearborn, born October 2, 1904, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, attending high school; and Ruth and Marjorie, who are also in school.

Mr. MacMillan turns to motoring, to trout fishing and to golf for recreation. He belongs to Beta Theta Pi, a college fraternity, and he is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and with the Masonic fraternity. His membership in the latter is in Oriental Lodge, No. 74, A. F. & A. M., of Spokane; in Colorado Chapter, No. 29, R. A. M.; Denver Commandery, No. 25, K. T.; and in El Jebel Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Lakewood Country Club and to the Denver Athletic Club, and is a member of the Denver Civic and Commercial Association. He is also a member of the First Congregational church and of the Young Men's Christian Association and in the latter is serving on the boys' committee. He takes a deep interest in philanthropic work, contributing generously to the support of many plans and movements toward ameliorating hard conditions of life for the unfortunate and is ever ready to extend a helping hand where aid is needed. Intensely interested in the vital problems of the country at the present time, he does active service in connection with the promotion of Liberty loans and the Red Cross. His life has Indeed been a busy, active
and useful one, characterized by high purposes and fraught with great good.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 314-315

Maul, Max O.

Max O. Maul, a well known farmer and thresher, living in the vicinity of Henderson, was born in Saxony, Germany, April 9, 1856, a sou of Karl and Adelgunde (Uhle) Maul. The father died at his home on Comanche creek in 1876, having come to Colorado in 1874. He devoted his entire life to the occupation of farming and cast in his lot with the early ranchmen on Comanche creek. His widow still survives.

Max O. Maul was educated in his native country, and when a youth of seventeen years, decided to seek his fortune in America. Embarking at Bremen, he landed in Baltimore. January 7, 1873, after a voyage lasting twenty-one days. He immediately started for the west and got as far as St. Louis, when his funds became exhausted and he found employment on a farm about twenty miles from the city There he remained but a short time, and then set out for Pottawatomie county, Kansas, where he had an uncle, John G. Gunther, who afterwards became a well known resident of Colorado. In July. 1873, Mr. Maul in company with his uncle, and six others, started across the plains for Colorado, driving four hundred head of cattle with which they
arrived at Comanche creek, after having spent eight weeks in making the trip. Shortly after, he came to Denver, arriving in the capital city, September 7th, and soon began market gardening, to which he devoted his attention for four years.

In 1880 he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land in Arapahoe county and is still cultivating that tract, together with another quarter section which he later purchased. For four years he was associated with his father-in-law in a horse-driven threshing outfit and in 1880 he purchased a steam thresher and has since been engaged in threshing in this part of the country. His business ability and his industry are strong factors in the attainment of his growing success.

Mr. Maul was married in Denver to Miss Katie Mitze, who passed away in 1889, and he was later married in Denver to Miss Katie Eppler. There were four children born of the first marriage: Elizabeth, Max K., William J. and Katie. The children of the second marriage are Anna. Otto and Oscar.

In his political views Mr. Maul has always maintained an independent course. He has served on the school board and he is a member of the Masonic lodge of Brighton, in which he has served as junior steward. He also holds membership in The Maccabees and Woodmen of the World. He has led a busy life, his prosperity being attributable entirely to his industry and, perseverance, and he has thus won the proud American title of a self-made man. He was granted his naturalization papers in 1880, and he regards as one of the most important moments of his life the time when he was admitted into full citjzenship with all its rights and benefits, as well as its obligations, which latter he has been ever mindful of, by giving to the land of his
adoption his undivided allegiance and support.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 471-472

Mayberry, John

An excellent ranch property of two hundred and forty acres in the vicinity of Henderson pays tribute to the care and labor bestowed upon it by Its owner, John Mayberry, who is a progressive agriculturist, accomplishing substantial results in crop production and in stock raising. He was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, December 12, 1867, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Keating) Mayberry, who were natives of Ireland. The father was a farmer by occupation and thus provided for the support of his family, numbering seven children, of whom John Mayberry of this review was the second.

Educated in the schools of Ontario to the age of ten years. John Mayberry then accompanied his parents and the family to Colorado in 1876, after which he continued his studies in the schools of Denver. His father conducted a hotel in Denver and later carried on a dairy business in Arapahoe county but subsequently returned to Denver and became an active factor in the grocery trade of that city. Both the parents continued to make Denver their home until their deaths.

After completing his education John Mayberry started In business In the dairy which his father had established and for fifteen years he successfully conducted it. He then purchased two hundred and forty acres of land near Henderson and has since given his time and attention to its further improvement and development. He has one hundred and sixty acres planted to alfalfa and eighty acres in pasture and upon his place he is now feeding one hundred head of stock. His has been a life of diligence and thrift and his intelligently directed efforts have brought most gratifying results. In Denver, on October 2, 1889. Mr. Mayberry was married to Miss Viola Whitehead, a daughter of James and Amanda Wliltehead. She was born in Missouri and came to Colorado with her parents in 1887. To Mr. and Mrs. Mayberry have been born ten children: Ralph; Homer; Vassie, the wife of Otto Anger; Evan, who married Ebba Johnson; Marie; Agnes; Lulu, deceased; Richard; Robert: and Zoe. Homer, after training at Camp Funston, was transferred to Camp Kearney, and is now serving with the American army in France, as corporal in Company D, One Hundred and Fifteenth Engineers.

Mr. Mayberry belongs to Adams City Camp, M. W. A., of which he is venerable consul. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he is a stalwart champion of its principles but not an office seeker. He never hesitates In the performance of any service that he believes will prove of benefit to his community and, actuated by a public-spirited devotion to the general good, has cooperated In many movements which have been instituted for the improvement and upbuilding of his district.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, p. 439

McBroom, Isaac E.

Isaac E. McBroom was a respected citizen of Arapahoe county and when death called him his loss was deeply felt by his many friends and associates in that section of the state. He was born in Indiana, April 22, 1830, a son of Joseph and Phoebe (Young) McBroom, both of whom were natives of Virginia. In early life, however, tljey removed to Indiana and Mr. McBroom was for many years actively engaged in farming there.

Isaac E. McBroom spent his youthful days to the age of thirteen years in his native state and then accompanied his parents on their removal to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he continued his education, which had been begun in the public schools of Indiana. In 1850 he removed to Mills county, Iowa, where he settled upon a farm and there resided until 1860, when he crossed the plains to Denver with that great tide of emigration that was flowing into the state and reclaiming its vast areas for the purposes of civilization. He settled upon his widow's present farm, homesteading one hundred and sixty acres which adjoins the present town of Fort Logan, although the town had not been established at that period. He was one of the pioneer agriculturists of the community and contributed to the development and improvement of his section of the state in large measure. He first built a log cabin and occupied that dwelling until 1889, when he erected a fine brick residence that is still standing upon the place — one of the attractive farm homes of the district. As the years passed he energetically and successfully followed farming and stock raising, both branches of his business proving profitable. He was thus actively engaged to the lime of his demise.

In Iowa, in 1854, Mr. McBroom had been married to Miss Emma L. Brower, a native of Kane county, Illinois, and a daughter of Joseph and Cordelia (Hussy) Brower. both of whom were natives of the state of New York. They removed westward to Illinois in the '30s and became residents of Iowa in 1850, at which time they settled upon a farm, there spending the remainder of their days. Mr. and Mrs. McBroom became the parents of three children, but the first two died in infancy. The surviving daughter, Eva, is the wife of Clark Payter and they live upon the farm with her mother. They have one son, Richard E., who is a high school pupil.

The death of Mr. McBroom occurred on the 17th of October, 1914, when he had reached the venerable age of eighty-four years, and his remains were interred in the Littleton cemetery. He was a self-made man, who started out in the business world empty-handed, but by unfaltering industry and determination he acquired a handsome fortune and left his family in most comfortable financial circumstances. In politics he was a very loyal and earnest republican, never faltering in his support of the principles of the party. He served upon the town board and upon the school board and at all times he stood for progress and improvement in his community. He had been loyal in citizenship, had conducted business interests with ability and success and he laid down his task in the twilight of the day, when all that he had to do had been nobly and fully completed.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, p. 318

McInroy, Henry Harper

Henry Harper Mclnroy is now the owner of what Is known as the Twin Spring ranch, situated on Plum creek in Douglas county, and, moreover, he is one of the native sons of that county, his birth having occurred near Castle Rock on the 23d of Jlay, 1877. He is a son of Patrick and Amelia (Curtis) Mclnroy, the former a native of Scotland, while the latter was born in Australia. She was a daughter of Captain Curtis.

Henry Harper Mclnroy was born and reared on his father's homestead near Castle Rock and the common school system of the county afforded him his early educational opportunities, while later he spent a year as a student in the State Agricultural College at Fort Collins. The training there received has been of great benefit to him in the conduct of his ranching interests, as he has put his theoretical knowledge to the practical test. For three years he was engaged in ranching in Douglas and El Paso counties and then went to Cripple Creek, where he remained for two years, devoting his time during that period to heavy teaming. He afterward engaged in teaming for two years in Jefferson county and subsequently removed to northern Colorado, where he devoted a year to similar work. He also spent one year on a ranch in Arapahoe county and next went to Elbert county. Colorado, where he devoted three years to ranching. Since that date he has again lived in Douglas county and has given his attention to ranching in this part of the state. In 1917 he purchased his present place and thus became owner of six hundred acres of rich and valuable land, known as the Twin Spring ranch. This place is devoted to dairying and stock raising and is well adapted for both. It is well watered, the valleys are extremely fertile and large crops of corn, wheat and oats can be easily raised, while the mountain sides afford excellent pasturage for his stock. The ranch is pleasantly situated on West Plum creek and the business is wisely and carefully conducted.

On the 12th of October, 1912, Mr. Mclnroy was united in marriage to Miss Maude Curtis, a daughter of Henry Curtis, a jeweler of Littleton and a son of Captain Curtis, who was Mr. Mclnroy's grandfather in the maternal line. Mrs. Mclnroy is a high school graduate. They are widely known in Douglas county and enjoy the warm regard of all with whom they have been associated.

Mr. Mclnroy belongs to the Grange, P. O. H., at Sedalia. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party and he has filled the office of deputy sheriff of Douglas county for six years. He is always loyal in matters of citizenship and stands for those interests and activities which constitute elements of the greatest progress in the life of community, commonwealth or country.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 392-393

McLauthlin M.D., Herbert Weston

Dr. Herbert Weston McLauthlin. largely specializing in the practice of internal medicine, with offices in Denver, was born in Plympton, Plymouth county. Massachusetts, September 23, 1S54. a son of Simeon W. and Frances (Bradford) McLauthlin. The father was of Scotch descent, his ancestors arriving in New England in the latter part of the seventeenth century, at which time settlement was made at Duxbury, while later a removal was made to Kingston, Massachusetts. The mother of Dr. McLauthlin is a descendant of Governor William Bradford, one of the founders of Plymouth colony and its first governor. Dr. McLauthlin's father died in Kingston. Massachusetts, in 1878.

The early youth of the Doctor was passed at Kingston, where he attended the public schools, passing through consecutive grades to his graduation from the high school. He afterward entered Amherst College in 1873 and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1877, winning the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He next entered the medical department of Harvard University and was graduated in 1882 with the M. D. degree. In October of the same year he was united in marriage to Miss Emma L. Stranger, of Kingston. Massachusetts, and then on account of his wife's health came to Colorado, entering upon the active practice of his profession in Denver.

When the medical department of the University of Colorado was organized in 1884 Dr. McLauthlin became one of the faculty and for several years occupied the chair of theory and practice of medicine. From 1885 until 1887 he was health commissioner of Denver, being the first to hold the office. He served as county physician from 1886 until 1891, having charge of the Arapahoe County Hospital, under control of the board of county commissioners. He inaugurated the Hospital Training School for Nurses and in 1893 he was appointed county health officer, which position he continuously filled until 1899. He is a member and ex-president of the Denver and Arapahoe County Medical Society, is a member of the Colorado State Medical Society, of which he served as secretary for four years, and for several years he was medical examiner for various life insurance companies but confines his attention now to his private practice, which has steadily grown in volume and importance, placing him among the leading physicians of the city.

In 1901 Dr. McLauthlin was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away on the 4th of January of that year, leaving three sons: Alden B., Herbert F. and Carl A. Dr. McLauthlin is a member of the Plymouth Congregational church. He also has membership in the Masonic fraternity and In these connections are indicated the rules which govern his conduct and actuate him in all of his relations with his fellowmen. He holds to high professional ideals and standards and his life work has been of great benefit to the community in which he has now resided for more than a third of a century, winning a prominent position in professional circles as educator and practitioner.

History of Colorado, Vol. 3, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918-19, pp. 369-370
Arapahoe and Denver counties

Morris, James M.

James M. Morris, engaged in the raising of live stock and poultry in Arapahoe county, was born in Canada, October 21, 1857, a son of Michael and Mary (O'Shea) Morris, the former a native of Ireland, while the latter was born in Canada. The father came to America in the '40s and enlisted for service in the Mexican war in 1844. He remained with the army for three years or until honorably discharged in San Francisco in 1847, then devoting three years to gold prospecting, along which line he was very successful. At the end of that period he went to Canada, where his death occurred May 16, 1916, at the age of ninety-four years. His wife also passed away in that country. They had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are living.

James M. Morris spent his youthful days in his native country and was a young man of about twenty-one years when in 1878 he came to Denver. The following year he removed to Leadville, where he resided for a short time, and was there engaged in the live stock business. In 1909 he purchased a ten acre tract of land, whereon he now resides in Arapahoe county, and in addition to giving his attention to the raising of live stock, he is also engaged in the poultry business. Both branches of his activity are proving profitable and his success is well deserved. He is likewise one of the directors of the irrigating ditch and is thus active in promoting general farming interests.

In 1883 Mr. Morris was married to Miss Flora McGillis, a native of Canada and a daughter of Angus and Anna (McDonald) McGillis, the former now deceased, while the latter is still living. To Mr. and Mrs. Morris were born three children, but all have passed away. The parents are members of the Catholic church, and in his political views Mr. Morris is a democrat. He is a self-made man whose prosperity has been gained since coming to Colorado. At one time he was engaged in merchandising in Nebraska for three years, but the greater part of his life since he has attained his
majority has been passed in this state and his close application and unfaltering energy have been the salient features in bringing to him the measure of success which is now his.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 31-32

Morrow, S. Guy

S. Guy Morrow, who is extensively engaged in farming and stock raising in Elbert county, was born in Licking county, Ohio, March 24, 1857. his parents being Noah and Mary (Guy) Morrow, both of whom were born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Ohio, where their remaining days were passed, their residence in that state covering an extended period. They had a family of six children, four of whom are living.

S. Guy Morrow was reared in the Buckeye state to the age of fourteen years, when he left home and started out to provide for his own support. Going to Pennsylvania, he was for eighteen months in that state, after which he returned to Ohio and again spent two years within its borders. In 1876 he arrived in Colorado, first settling in Weld county, where he lived for two years. He afterward took a band of sheep from Wyoming to the Pan Handle of Texas and remained in the south for some time. Later he went to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he resided for a year and a half, and in 1880 he came to Arapahoe county, Colorado, and purchased the ranch whereon he now resides. He has since greatly improved the property, adding to it fine buildings and all of the accessories and conveniences of a model farm of the twentieth century. He owns altogether four thousand acres of valuable land, upon which he has about twelve hundred head of sheep and also some cattle and horses. His business interests are extensive and wisely directed. He closely studies the problems connected with sheep and stock raising in this section of the state and has provided every facility for the conduct of the business. He is also the president of the Deertrail State Bank, which was organized in 1910 by Mr. Morrow and other representative business men of the community, and his keen business discernment and progressive policy have been strong elements in its success.

On the 18th of January. 1885, Mr. Morrow was married to Miss Dicie Thompson, who was born in Page county. Iowa, a daughter of James A. Thompson, who in 1875 removed with his family to Colorado, where both he and his wife passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow became the parents of five children: Olive A., now the wife of Hick Hill; Edith May, the wife of C. L. Martin, of Limon, Colorado; Enos Guy, who is a sergeant in the United States army, on active duty in France; Laura Mary, at home; and Ruth, who died at the age of a year and a half.

In his political views Mr. Morrow is an earnest republican but not an office seeker. He has served for twenty-five years on the school board and is much interested in the cause of public education in his community. A self-made man. as he started out to earn his own living when a youth of but fourteen years and had no financial assistance, he has achieved a handsome fortune and is one of the prominent and representative business men of his part of the state.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, p. 645

Nott, Theodore

A valuable farm of two hundred and forty-two acres in Adams county is the property of Theodore Nott, who for many years has ranked with the most progressive agriculturists of his section of the state. He is now living retired in Denver but still holds farming interests that return to him a substantial annual income. He was born in St. Lawrence county. New York, on the Sth of August, 1842, a son of Reuben and Olive (Bailey) Nott. His youthful days were passed in his native county and after mastering the branches of learning taught in the district schools he attended an academy, thus becoming well qualified for life's practical and responsible duties. He started out In life independently when a youth of nineteen and for four years conducted a stage line which carried the mail between Antwerp, Jefferson and Ogdensburg, New York. The succeeding year was devoted to the conduct of a livery business in Carthage, New York, and for four years he was proprietor of a livery stable at Antwerp. The west, however, attracted him and, leaving the Empire state, he started across the country for Denver, Colorado, traveling by rail to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and thence by stage to his destination. This was in the spring of 1869. He turned his attention to the dairy business as a partner of his brother, conducting business in the vicinity of Blackhawk and Central City for about four years. In the fall of 1869 his family Joined him in Colorado, for on the 11th of October, 1865, Mr. Nott had married Miss Carrie P. Proctor, of Antwerp, New York.

On removing from his ranch in Jefferson county Mr. Nott took up his abode in Denver, where he conducted a dairy business for three years, and then established his home in Arapahoe county, thirty-two miles east of Denver, where he began raising sheep. For seventeen or eighteen years he was extensively identified with the sheep industry and realized a handsome profit from his investments and labors. With the money thus gained he purchased Denver real estate but suffered heavy losses because of the collapse of the boom. In 1892 he traded property for one hundred and sixty
acres of land on section 6, township 2, range 67, and was there actively engaged in farming for many years, converting his place into one of the valuable farm properties of the state. His land is splendidly irrigated and everything about the place is kept in excellent condition. Neatness and order prevail and the buildings are large and substantial, furnishing adequate shelter for the grain and stock. Mr. Nott continued to reside upon his farm for an extended period and then, retiring from active business life in 1914, took up his abode in Denver, where he has since lived retired, enjoying the fruits of his former toil.

To Mr. and Mrs. Nott were born six children. Edward, living at Kiowa, Colorado, married Delia Wood and has one daughter, Helen. Maud is the wife of Edward Clay, a railroad man, and has two daughters, Dorothy and Sophia. Ernest married Bertha Eberly and their children are Anna and Elizabeth. Reuben married Mamie Trout and has a daughter, Genevieve. Fred married Anna Shaw and their children are Evelyn and Edward Proctor. Stella is deceased. On the 11th of October, 1915, the children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Nott planned a wonderful surprise for them as a celebration of their golden wedding and the occasion was one never to be forgotten by those who participated therein. For a half century this worthy couple had traveled life's journey together, sharing with each other the joys and sorrows, the adversity and prosperity that checker the careers of all. To them has been accorded the privilege of passing down the hill of life together In their sunset days, a privilege that is accorded comparatively few.

In politics Mr. Nott was a supporter of democratic principles in early manhood, but after his removal to Colorado joined the ranks of the republican party, with which he has since affiliated. He has ever been a stalwart champion of the cause of education and for many years served as school director, thus giving the weight of his official aid and influence to measures for the upbuilding and improvement of the school system of the state. He has ever stood for advancement in all lines having to do with the welfare of community and country, and has taken an advanced stand upon many Questions relating to public progress.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 229-230

O'Donnell, Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson O'Donnell, lawyer-orator-publicist, is the offspring of a union between members of two great Irish families, who met and mated in America. His father was a political refugee by reason of occurrences in the O'Connell [sic?]emancipation campaign, and his mother, Amy O'Connell [sic?], was of the same family as the great emancipator. The father's family belonged to that immediate branch of the O'Donnells which has given distinguished citizens of that name to several countries, and still occupies a notable place in the life of the country, of whose history it is so considerable a part.

The father settled in Mendham township, Morris county, New Jersey, in the first half of the last century. The son was born among the hills there, June 2, 1856. He attended the public or district school, as it was then called, until twelve years of age, when he entered the classical school of William Rankin at Mendham, a noted institution of New Jersey at the time. There he remained until 1873, when he entered the office of the Morris Republican, Morristown, New Jersey, as writer and business manager. In 1877 he founded the Morris County Chronicle, which was successfully published at Morristown until its founder removed to the west. His newspaper associations led him into connection with the New York press, and from 1875 until he went to Colorado, he did much writing for the Sun, Herald, and other New York newspapers. In 1876 he entered the law office of Colonel Fred A.
DeMott, a leading lawyer of Morristown. and there began to fit himself for the bar Colonel DeMott died in 1878, and Mr. O'Donnell concluded his studies in the office of George T. Werts. afterward governor of New Jersey.

In October, 1879, Mr. O'Donnell removed to Denver, where he opened a lawoffice in 1880, the interval being employed in travel through the mountains and prospecting. He early took a high rank at the Colorado bar, of which he is now one of the recognized leaders. He has been in many of the most important litigations of this state since 1880. His reputation as a lawyer is not confined within the borders of Colorado, and his professional services are in frequent demand in neighboring states. He does not specialize, for he holds that the determination of questions of fact by judicial processes and the application of legal principles thereto call into exercise the same faculties whether the case is civil or criminal, whether cognizable at law or in equity, and whether tried before a court or a jury, hence, while recognized as a great jury lawyer, his reputation is no less secure with the
bench of the anrellate courts, state and federal. The same eloquence, learning and logic, which have won him fame at the bar have enabled him to move and carry great audiences in public assemblages and on the hustings. In debate, either on the stump, before a jury or before a court, he is logical, eloquent and incisive. His repartee is so keen and quick few care to invite it to hostility, and his flashes of wit, on occasions where appropriate, are the delight of all hearers and cause him to be much sought on post prandial occasions.

Mr. O'Donnell was one of the organizers of the first state bar association organized in Colorado, and of the Denver Bar Association, of which he has been president. He is a member of the American Bar Association, and president of the Colorado State Bar Association, 1916-1917.

He became active in politics before leaving New Jersey and was on the stump for Tilden and Hendricks in his native state in 1876 before old enough to vote. In 1877 he was a delegate to the New Jersey democratic state convention, which nominated George B. McClellan for governor and was one of the six original supporters of "Little Mac" in that body. He carried his political faith with him to the west and in his new surroundings speedily affiliated with men of like conviction. He was secretary of the Arapahoe county (Denver) democratic county convention in the spring of 1880; delegate to the state convention in Leadville in June, and chairman of the convention which nominated candidates for legislative and county offices in the fall of the same year. It was in this year that he made his first appearance on the stump in Colorado, and no political speaker has since been more in demand.

Mr. O'Donnell has never been a seeker for public office and has never held a strictly political office, but, through the exigency of party, he ran for judge in Denver in 1883 and was the democratic nominee for the one congressman to which the state was then entitled in 1890. He was a delegate-at-large to the national democratic convention at Chicago in 1892. Prior to the assembling of the convention, he took measures to bring about a caucus of delegates from far western states, particularly those interested in silver mining, with the purpose of preventing Cleveland's nomination. This caucus, of which he was secretary, Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, being chairman, agreed to support Senator E. P. Gorman, of Maryland. Enough Cleveland votes had been brought into the caucus to insure Cleveland's defeat. The manager for the latter, William C. Whitney, persuaded Senator Gorman
not to let his name be used, and Gorman thus lost the presidency. Mr. O'Donnell was a member of the committee on credentials of this convention and participated m the successful fight against the anti-snappers, and led the movement to increase the representation of the territories from two to six delegates, an anti-Cleveland measure which was carried through a committee and a convention, a majority of which favored the candidate against whom it was directed. In this struggle he had a notable encounter with General Bragg, of Wisconsin, who made himself famous by the remark, "We love him, (Cleveland), for the enemies he has made." He made several speeches at the convention, one seconding the nomination of Adlai E.
Stevenson for vice president, to which the latter always attributed his nomination. After the adjournment of the convention, Mr. O'Donnell united with other Colorado delegates in an address to the democrats of the state, advising immediate assembly to consider the situation. Returning to Denver he took charge of the movement to induce the democratic party of Colorado to declare officially against Cleveland. When the democracy convened in convention at Pueblo he was made chairman. The declaration to support Weaver and Field was nearly unanimous, and electors pledged to those candidates were nominated. The minority bolted, but Mr. O'Donnell successfully maintained, m the courts, the right of the nominees of the
Pueblo convention to the name democratic, and, as a democrat, vigorously supported the nominees of the convention on the stump, and the electors nominated at Pueblo were chosen by an overwhelming majority.

In 1896 Mr. O'Donnell was again a delegate-at-large to the Chicago convention, in which he took a leading part. He was a member of the "steering committee" of the majority, which outlined the plan of campaign of the silver forces. This convention was carried off its feet by the celebrated "Crown of Thorns, Cross of Gold" speech of Bryan, but Mr. O'Donnell voted for his original choice. Bland of Missouri, to the last. He was a member of the credentials committee of this convention also and was chosen by the majority of that committee to support its report on the floor. This report unseated a portion of the Michigan delegation, and gave the majority of the convention the necessary two-thirds vote which afterwards nominated Bryan. The debate which followed was one of the most noted in convention annals. It was closed by Mr. O'Donnell in a speech which quieted the tumult of the noisiest period of the convention and ended in the adoption of the report, by an overwhelming majority. He was again delegate-at-large to the St. Louis convention of 1904 and chairman of his delegation. He seconded the nomination of Alton B. Parker for the presidency in a speech which is among convention classics. He was a member of the original executive committee of the Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposition in 1901, and was a member and vice president of the Colorado Board of World's Fair Managers. 1903-1904. He was a member of the first charter convention, a non-partisan body, chosen by the people under a constitutional amendment to form a charter for Greater Denver, June and July. 1903. In the senatorial contest of 1911, which ended in a deadlock, he was supported during the entire session for United States senator, and he received a large vote in the democratic primaries of 1912 as nominee for the same office.

Mr. O'Donnell is extensively interested in mining and in city property and lands. In 1878 he wrote and published a history of Morristown, New Jersey. He is a member of numerous semi-public organizations, political, scientific and charitable. He takes great interest in explorations and in geographic subjects. He is a member of the National Geographic Society, and a fellow of the American Geographical Society. He has delivered many addresses and written numerous papers covering legal, political and historical subjects, and sociological problems and the World War. His address. "The Relation Between the Declaration of Independence and the World War," delivered at Fort Morgan, Colorado, July 4, 1917, was reprinted and circulated by the National Security League in its campaign, "Patriotism Through Education."

Mr. O'Donnell is a member of the Denver Club, Denver Athletic Club, Montclair Country Club, the National Democratic Club and the National Arts of New York, and president of the New Jersey Society of Colorado.

He was married October 21, 1881, to Kathryn, daughter of William Dwyer, Mississippi river steamboat owner and operator, of St. Louis, Missouri, whose family settled in that city immediately after the Louisiana purchase. There are three children: Canton, a lawyer, junior member of the firm of O'Donnell, Graham & O'Donnell, at this writing first lieutenant of Battery B, Colorado Field Artillery, U. S., N. G. C, serving on the Mexican border; Ottomar, mining engineer, recently appointed a lieutenant in the regular army; and Dorotita O'Donnell.

History of Colorado, Vol. 3, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918-19, pp. 662-664
Also Denver

Parrett, Chauncey Jerome

For thirty-six years Chauncey Jerome Farrett was a valued and respected citizen of Colorado. He won a notable measure of success as a sheep raiser and his life record was of inspirational value to others in that it indicated what could be accomplished through personal effort and ambition. Mr. Farrett was born in Goshen, Indiana, a son of David Parrett. who was a native of Ohio but in early manhood removed to Goshen, where he lived until he established his home in Marshalltown. Iowa, as one of its earliest settlers. There he turned his attention to merchandising and continued active in commercial circles until his retirement from business. He lived to an advanced age and both he and his wife passed away in Marshalltown. They
were the parents of a family of five sons and one daughter. Two of the sons, W. B., who afterward went to the Pacific coast, and Milton L., a resident of Marshalltown, were soldiers of the Union army in the Civil war, the former enlisting in the Fifth Iowa Infantry, while the latter became a member of the Twenty-third regiment from that state. Another son, Arthur, became the editor of the Iowa Times-Republican, while D. O. Parrett made his home in Denver.

In 1865. when a small boy, Chauncey Jerome Parrett made two trips from Omaha to Denver in company with his brother, Milton L., who was engaged in freighting on the western plains. The year 1871 witnessed his arrival in California. He spent a short time near Sacramento but returned to Denver after an absence of eighteen months. He took up his abode in Colorado in 1874, at which time he began sheep raising on a ranch near Byers, on the Bijou, in Arapahoe county. From that time forward his success w^s continuous. In 1893 he established feed yards in St. Marys, Kansas, which he owned for many years, there feeding about fifteen thousand sheep. As time passed he acquired the ownership of various tracts of land in different sections of Arapahoe county and upon these tracts largely pastured his sheep. He made extensive shipments to the eastern markets, finding his best shipping point to be Deertrail in Arapahoe county. In all of his business enterprises he met with substantial success. He was a man of keen judgment and business sagacity and his sheep raising interests were most carefully and successfully managed. As he prospered he acquired considerable city real estate and was the owner of valuable realty at the corner of Seventeenth and Glenarra streets in Denver and a lot on Welton street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. He also figured in commercial circles in Byers, being interested with two partners in one of the leading stores of
that place.

In 1890 Mr. Parrett removed to Denver, establishing his home on Downing avenue. From that point he supervised his business affairs and as the years passed his financial resources continually increased by reason of his wise and careful management of his business interests. He won a very substantial measure of success and at all times enjoyed the confidence and goodwill of those with whom business or social relations brought him in contact.

Mr. Parrett was married in Denver to Miss Maud Gildersleeve, a native of Missouri, who had been. brought to Denver by her parents when this city was in its' infancy. To them were born three children: Grace, Blanche and Chauncey.

In his political views Mr. Parrett was a republican, always giving stalwart support to the party and its principles yet never seeking or desiring office for himself. In 1910 he went abroad with his family and while traveling over the European continent passed away in Munich, Germany, on the 20th of July of that year. In his passing the business circles of Colorado met with a distinct loss and his death was deeply deplored by many friends as well as by his immediate family. He possessed sterling traits of character which gained him the respect, confidence and goodwill of all who knew him, and he had made for himself a creditable position as one of the representative stockmen of Colorado.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 656-657

Purse, Frank

Frank Purse, engaged in the dairy business on Rose Hill at Aurora, selling only to the wholesale trade, was born at Grey Abbey, in County Down, Ireland, a son of John and Jane (Lemon) Purse. His education was acquired in his native country and he came to the United States when about seventeen years of age. thinking to have better business opportunities in the new world. He arrived in Denver about 1885 and not long afterward entered the dairy business in what was then Arapahoe but is new Adams county. He remained there for a few years and subsequently purchased fifteen
acres on Rose Hill, where he continued in the dairy business, in which he has since been engaged. He is one of the well known dairymen of this section of the state and has conducted his interests along progressive, modern and scientific lines. He retailed milk about fifteen years but now sells only to the wholesale trade. He has a well equipped dairy, thoroughly neat and sanitary in every department, and he keeps cows of high grade.

On the 21st of March, 1900, Mr. Purse was married to Miss Mabel McDonald, a daughter of Asa B. and Nancy J. (Dillon) McDonald. The father was a contractor of prominence in his chosen line of business and was the builder of the Adams county courthouse, the Arapahoe county courthouse and the residences of John F. Campion, J. S. Brown, C. S. Morey and a number of the palatial homes of the more prominent people of this section of the state. Mrs. Purse was born and reared in Cleveland, Ohio, and by her marriage has become the mother of a daughter, Elizabeth Frances Jane.

Fraternally Mr. Purse is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a republican and regards it as the duty as well as the privilege of every true American citizen to exercise his right of franchise in support of the which he believes. He served for four years as county commissioner of Adams county and made an excellent record by his fidelity to the trust reposed in him. He is always loyal to the best interests and to everything that has to do with the welfare and progress of his district. His business career has been a most active one and his close application and Indefatigable energy have been strong points in the attainment of that measure of prosperity which he is now enjoying.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1833-1920), ed., c. 1918, pp. 139-140