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James William Denver

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James William Denver 1817-92, American territorial governor, army officer, and Congressman, b. Winchester, Va. He commanded a company of Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War, then went (1850) to California, where he was state senator and secretary of state before serving (1855-57) as U.S. Representative. President Buchanan appointed him commissioner of Indian affairs (1857) and territorial governor (1858) of troubled Kansas. As governor, Denver established order in the newly discovered Colorado gold mines and helped bring about the separation of Colorado from Kansas ( Denver is named for... Read more

Denver, James William
Denver, James William (1817–92) territorial governor of Kansas and Union army officer. Denver served a brief stint as captain of a volunteer...of Kansas that is now Colorado (1858), Denver sent a party to the site. The town they... Read more

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