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James William Denver
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 him). In the Civil War he was a brigadier general of volunteers and later he practiced law in Washington, D.C. |
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"James William Denver." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "James William Denver." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Denver-J.html "James William Denver." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Denver-J.html |
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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 regiment during the Mexican War (1846–48). He served in the state senate and in 1854 was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he sat on the Military Affairs Committee. During the Civil War he saw duty in Kansas and with the Army of the Tennessee, where he commanded a brigade in the march on Corinth (1862).
When gold was discovered in a section of Kansas that is now Colorado (1858), Denver sent a party to the site. The town they named for him is now the capital of Colorado. |
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"Denver, James William." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Denver, James William." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-DenverJamesWilliam.html "Denver, James William." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-DenverJamesWilliam.html |
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