History of Colorado; Volume II, Part 86

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 944

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In 1914 Mr. Hahn was united in marriage to Miss Mary Margaret Lyons, of Toledo, Ohio, and they have a son, Horace Louis, who was born in Denver, July 23, 1915. Mr. Hahn is .a Mason, belonging to Denver Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., and he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Rocky Mountain Consistory, S. P. R. S. He also belongs to El Jebel Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He has membership in the B'nai B'rith in which organization he is past president of the Denver lodge and, holding to the religious faith of his fathers, belongs to Emanuel Temple. He is much interested in Jewish charities and for five years was secretary of the house committee of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives. He turns to motoring for recreation and spends many pleasant hours in his car. In his business career he has made steady progress, constantly working his way upward and advancing step by step until he has gained a creditable and enviable position in financial circles.

FRANK NASON BANCROFT.

Frank N. Bancroft, trust officer of The Colorado National Bank of Denver, one of the strong financial institutions of the state, has spent most of his life in Denver. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, May 24, 1865, a son of David C. and Lydia (Chase) Bancroft, who were likewise natives of Massachusetts. Their ancestors for many gen- erations had lived in New England and in his life Frank N. Bancroft manifests many of the sterling qualities which have marked the New England people as they have con- tributed to the world's progress and development. It was in 1871 that David C. Bancroft brought his family to Denver, where he and his wife spent their remaining days. He was a prominent architect and builder and he erected most of the large school and busi-

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ness buildings and many of the fine residences of the city of an early period. Many of these still stand as monuments to his skill and handiwork and are landmarks in the city's progress. From Colorado the father went into the Black Hills of South Dakota in the late '70s and died in Deadwood in 1879. He left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name. An important chapter in his life record was that which con- cerned his military service. At the outbreak of hostilities between the north and the south he volunteered for duty with the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, entering the army as a sergeant, and by reason of his gallantry, his loyalty and his devotion to duty he was promoted from time to time, becoming captain and eventually colonel of bis regiment. He participated in many hotly contested engagements which proved his bravery, and at all times he inspired the men who served under him with his own cour- age and faithfulness. His widow survived him for a considerable period and passed away in Denver in 1907. at the age of sixty-nine years. In their family were four chil- dren: Benjamin C., now living in Denver; David A., who died in Longmont, Colorado, in June, 1918; Frank N., of this review; and another who has passed away.

Frank N. Bancroft, arriving in Denver when but a young lad, entered the public schools and therein mastered many of the branches of elementary learning. Eventually he became a student in the law office of A. L. Doud, for he had determined to enter upon a professional career. He afterward read law with the firm of Bartels & Blood and in 1887 was admitted to practice. He remained with his former preceptors as a partner until June, 1917. when he became trust officer of The Colorado National Bank of Denver. which office he now fills. He belongs to the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association, of which latter association he was president in 1915-16.

On the 1st of May, 1889, Mr. Bancroft was united in marriage to Miss Rosa G. Stokes. a danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert.J. Stokes. She is a lady of liberal education and of innate refinement and is a graduate of the Denver schools. They have become the parents of four children. Albert S., born in Denver in 1890. was graduated from the high school and completed a law course at Cornell University with the class of 1911. He has practiced in Denver and is also prominent as an artist. In art circles he ranks very high and he spends nine months out of each year in the mountains of Colorado, pursuing his work in landscape painting. The next of the family is Mrs. Rose B. Tapp, who was born in Denver and was graduated from the city schools, after which she entered the Bradford Academy. She is the wife of a prominent attorney of Kansas City, Mis- souri. Louisa, born in Denver in 1898, is a graduate of the East Denver high school and the wife of Alfred J. Bromfield, Jr. Virginia, born in Denver, is a graduate of the East Denver high school and now a student at Wellesley.

In politics Mr. Bancroft is an independent republican and he is an active member of the Denver Civic and Commercial Association, serving on its legal, banking and otlier committees. While his career has been a notably successful one, he is a man of broad vision who has labored for the general good, never allowing self-centered interests to monopolize his time but realizing always his obligations of manhood and of citizenship.

ANTHONIO T. MANZANARES.

Anthonio T. Manzanares, filling the office of postmaster at Walsenburg, was born in Cucharas, Colorado, on the 1st of June, 1880, a son of J. M. and Rita (Tafoya) Man- zanares. The father is a farmer who belongs to one of the pioneer families of New Mexico, but he settled in Colorado as early as 1843. He has filled the office of justice of the peace and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of his community. Both he and his wife are yet living and they have reared a family of seven children, six of these being daughters.

Anthonio T. Manzanares, the only son, was the sixth in the family and began his education in the public schools of his native county, while later he attended the Normal at Chillicothe, Missouri, and also the high school at Walsenburg. He was graduated with the class of 1900 and afterward took up the profession of teaching, which lie fol- lowed successfully for three years in Huerfano county. On the expiration of that period he turned his attention to newspaper work and was connected with local papers until 1914. On the 1st of January of that year he assumed the duties of postmaster at Walsen- burg, to which office he was appointed by President Wilson. He is making an excellent record in the position, promptly. faithfully and systematically discharging his duties and looking after every interest of the office.

On the 21st of April, 1909, Mr. Manzanares was married to Miss Nellie Deus and .

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they have become the parents of three children, Juanita, Eugene and Cecelia. Mrs. Man- zanares is a representative of one of the old families of the southwest of German ex- traction and her grandfather, Captain Deus, who in early manhood was driven from his country by its ruling head, took refuge in the land of the free. He espoused the cause of his adopted country at the time of the Civil war and in other ways was prominently connected with public affairs in the community in which be lived.

In his political views Mr. Manzanares has ever been a stalwart democrat since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He and his family are connected with the Catholic church and he is a third degree member of Sacred Heart Lodge, the F. S. & J. Lodge and the Knights of Columbus, in which he has held office. He also belongs to the Spanish-American Club. He is greatly interested in Colorado and its development and is a public-spirited citizen, highly respected by all with whom he has been brought in contact.

A. B. PHILLIPS, M. D.

Dr. A. B. Phillips was a prominent and well known pioneer druggist of Denver, but has retired from that field of business and is now the secretary and treasurer of the Wyoming Spindle Top Oil Company. Inc. His life history had its beginning at Dansville. Livingston county, New York, on the 25th of January, 1848, his parents being John R. and Permelia (Raymond) Phillips, both of whom were natives of the Empire state, where they resided throughout their entire lives, the father being a well known architect and builder.

Dr. Phillips of this review was the third in order of birth in their family of five children and in early life he was a pupil in the public schools of his native state. He afterward worked along clerical lines in various positions but eventually left the parental roof and in 1869, when twenty-one years of age, made his way to Coldwater, Michigan, where he took up the study of medicine with Dr. Whitford, and also secured a clerkship in a drug store. On leaving Coldwater he removed to Jackson. Michigan, where he was again employed in the same way, remaining there for two years. On the expiration of that period he returned to the state of New York but after a brief period went to Chicago. where he was employed in a drug store. His next removal took him to Grand Rapids. Michigan, where he established business on his own account as a druggist. He con- ducted the store successfully for a time but eventually sold out there and in 1880 arrived in Denver, where he opened a drug store. While engaged in the drug trade at Coldwater he took up the study of medicine under Dr. Whitford. as before mentioned, and also attended lectures at the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor. For a short period after completing his course he engaged in the practice of medicine in connection with the conduct of his drug store at Grand Rapids and also practiced in Denver from 1880 until 1882, after which he concentrated his entire attention upon the drug trade and his business in that direction steadily increased. He conducted several drug stores between 1880 and 1896, but in the latter year disposed of his mercantile interests in order to engage in mining, which he followed in various localities. For a time he was interested in mining in New Mexico and afterward, in 1903, in Chaffee county, Colorado, when he again established a drug business, opening a store at Turret, Colorado. While in Chaffee county he discovered vast granite rock formations and he organized the Chaffee County Granite Company on the Phillips Quarry. He later sold this business, which is now owned by the Federal Granite Company. After conducting business along these various lines he returned to Denver in 1911 and once more engaged in the drug business with the Fuller drug store until 1916. He then joined with others in organizing an oil company, known as the Wyoming Spindle Top Oil Company, which has holdings in Wyoming's richest and most promising oil fields, in the Big Hollow basin of Albany county, Wyoming, about six miles from Laramie and only three-quarters of a mile from the nearest railroad point. The company has four thousand. nine hundred and twenty acres of land and has been favorably reported upon by some of the most eminent geologists of the west and of the United States. There are already many wells put down producing profitably and the prospects for the future are excellent, based upon scientific knowledge of conditions in oil fields.

In 1873. in Jackson, Michigan, Dr. Phillips was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Blaney, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Blaney. Mrs. Phillips passed away in Denver in 1915, her death resulting from an accident. Dr. Phillips belongs to Union Lodge, No. 27. A. F. & A. M., of which he has been a member ever since 1884, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and formerly was connected with various other societies. He

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is also identified with the Patriotic Order of Sons of America, of which he has been state president and one of the national officers. He is widely known throughout Colo- rado, where he has long lived and with its business interests along various lines he has been closely and prominently identified.

WILLIAM J. HIGMAN.

William J. Higman, who since 1900 has been engaged in the sculptural monument business in Denver, in which connection he has won an extensive patronage, was born in Plymouth, England, on the 4th of March, 1865, a son of Richard and Jane (George) Higman. The father was also born in Plymouth, England, and devoted his life to mer- chandising and to farming. He passed away in his native country in 1897 and his wife's death also occurred in England. They were the parents of a family of five children, of whom two have departed this life.

William J. Higman attended the public schools of his native city, where he remained until he reached the age of twenty years, when he crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1885. From New York, where he landed, he made his way to Quincy, Massa- chusetts. He had previously learned the monument business in England with his father before coming to the new world and at Westerly, Rhode Island, he was employed by others for a time after leaving Quincy, Massachusetts, where he had resided until 1890. Later he conducted business on his own account in Barre, Vermont. In 1899 he arrived in Denver and the following year acquired an interest in the Denver Marble & Granite Company, with which he continued until 1905. From 1912 until 1914 he was a member

of the firm of Swanson & Higman, but in the latter year withdrew from partnership relations and established business on his own account. He does designing, manufac- turing and erecting of sculptural monuments. He handles both foreign and domestic marbles and other stones and has turned out most artistic and satisfactory work, bis satisfied patrons being his best advertisement, for those who have given to him their patronage are always ready and willing to speak a good word for him.

In 1884 Mr. Higman was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Greenway, of St. Breward, Cornwall. England, and they have one daughter, Flossie. Mr. Higman is a Mason, belonging to Berkeley Lodge, No. 134. A. F. & A. M., also to the chapter and com- mandery, and the Scottish Rite. He is likewise a member of the Woodmen of the World and he has filled various offices in the different branches of Masonry. In politics he is an independent republican, while his religious faith is that of the Episcopal church. He enjoys hunting and fishing, to which he turns for recreation, but the greater part of his time and attention is concentrated upon his business affairs. which, wisely and intelli- gently directed, have brought to him a gratifying and well deserved measure of success.

GEORGE H. LEE, M. D.

Dr. George H. Lee, who since 1912 has devoted his attention exclusively to surgery, in which branch of professional activity he has attained superior ability, was born on the 25th of October, 1877, in Corsicana, Texas, a son of James P. and Lucretia E. (Cowdry) Lee, the former a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, while the latter was born in Binghamton, New York. Both were representatives of early colonial families, the Lees being of English descent, and both numbered among their ancestors those who participated in the struggle for American independence. James P. Lee was a successful music dealer of Galesburg, Illinois, in early manhood and in 1876 removed to Texas, where he reared his family, pass- ing away in Corsicana, that state, in 1897, at the advanced age of seventy-seven years. His wife survived him for a number of years and died in Denver, Colorado, in 1914, at the age of seventy-six years. In their family were three children, one of whom has passed away, the others being George H. and Elizabeth Lee.

Dr. Lee pursued a public and high school education in Corsicana, Texas, and after- ward entered Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee, from which he was graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree in the class of 1900. He then entered the Denver and Gross Medical College of Denver, now the medical department of the University of Colo- rado, and completed his preparation for the practice of medicine and surgery as a member of the class of 1905. Prior to entering medical college, however, he had been a traveling salesman in commercial lines. Subsequent to his graduation he served as interne in St.

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Anthony's Hospital of Denver for a year and then took up general practice, but developed a high degree of efficiency in surgery and since 1912 has concentrated his efforts exclusively upon that branch of the profession. Since 1912 he has been a member of the surgical staff of Mercy Hospital of Denver and he was acting police surgeon of the city in 1912. He belongs to the City and County of Denver Medical Society, the Colorado State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is now serving on the war board of medical examiners of Denver.

On the 4th of February, 1914, Dr. Lee was married in this city to Miss Anna D. Mc- Colley, a native of Denver and a daughter of George R. and Lettie (Taylor) McColley, the former descended from an old Delaware family of Scotch lineage. Mrs. Lee was graduated from the North Denver high school as a member of the class of 1908. Dr. and Mrs. Lee reside at No. 2760 Vine street, where he owns a beautiful home which he erected.

Dr. Lee's military service covers connection with the medical corps of the Colorado National Guard, in which he served with the rank of lieutenant. In politics he is a demo- crat, which party he has always supported since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, having membership in Palestine Lodge, U. D., A. F. & A. M .; Colorado Chapter, No. 29, R. A. M .; and Denver Council, No. 1, R. & S. M .; and Denver Commandery, No. 25, K. T. He is also connected with Denver Lodge, No. 17, B. P. O. E., and Centennial Lodge, No. 8, K. P. He belongs to the Hyde Park Pres- byterian church and is interested in all those forces which make for the uplift of the individual and for the welfare of the community. In his chosen calling he has attained high rank, his ability bringing him prominently before the people and winning for him the regard and admiration of colleagues and contemporaries in the profession.

SHELDON S. TEMPLE.

Sheldon S. Temple, assistant engineer at Rockvale for the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, was born in Denver on the 24th of March, 1887, and is a son of J. S. and Laura (Strong) Temple, who are residents of Denver, Colorado, the father being a well known newspaper man.

Sheldon S. Temple was educated in the public and high schools of Denver, supple- mented by a two years' course in the University of Colorado at Boulder. He did practical work both before and after pursuing his professional course in the university, specializ- ing in railroad and irrigation work in various parts of the west. He came to his present position three years ago and has since remained assistant engineer at Rockvale for the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. This is a position of large responsibility, but Mr. Temple's professional and practical training has well qualified him for the duties that devolve upon him. He belongs to that class of efficient men with which the corporation has promoted its interests.

On the 14th of August, 1908, Mr. Temple was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Bush and their children are Eleanor Gladys and Bonnie Claire. The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian church, while in political belief Mr. Temple is a repub- lican. He stands loyally for the best interests of the community in all that relates to public progress and improvement. When leisure permits he enjoys a hunting or fishing trip, being fond of all phases of outdoor life. His first interest, however, is his profession and he puts forth every effort that will advance his knowledge and promote his. efficiency along the line of engineering, and important duties devolve upon him in his present office.

VOLCOTT C. STODDARD.

Volcott C. Stoddard, who as president of the Gallup-Stoddard Agency, is recognized as one of the prominent factors in insurance circles in Denver, was born in Galesburg, Illinois, March 3, 1859, a son of Edward D. Stoddard, who was born in the Empire state and came of English ancestry, the founder of the family in the new world being Anthony Stoddard, who came to America in 1635 and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a linen draper and he became the first city clerk of Boston. One of his daughters, Sarah Stoddard, became the wife of Jonathan Edwards, one of the distinguished figures in colonial history in Massachusetts. Another representative of the family was John Stoddard, a Congregational minister, who served as a captain in the American army in the War of the Revolution. Edward D. Stoddard was an attorney at law. In 1873 he

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removed westward to Denver and spent his remaining days in this city. He belonged to the old Central Presbyterian church that was founded on Fifteenth street between Curtis and Champa streets in Denver and it was Mr. Stoddard who organized the first Chinese Mission school in this city. He wedded Mary C. Cowdrey, who was a native of New York and was of Scotch descent. She died in Denver in 1912, when seventy years of age, and the death of Mr. Stoddard occurred in February, 1916, when he had reached the age of eighty-two years. They were the parents of but two children, the elder being a daughter, Mrs. A. B. Oakley, living at Omaha, Nebraska.

The son, Volcott C. Stoddard of this review, pursued his education in the public schools of Galesburg, Illinois, and accompanied his parents on their removal to Denver in 1873, when a youth of fourteen years. He started out to provide for his own support when eighteen years of age and was first employed by the firm of Bascom & Stearns, dealers in furnishing goods on Larimer street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth . streets. He continued active in mercantile lines until 1904 and then entered the insur- ance business in a small way. From a humble start he has developed his business until he is connected with one of the leading firms in this line in the city. The present busi- ness was incorporated in 1911, under the name of the Gallup-Stoddard Agency, of which Mr. Stoddard has since been the president. He is familiar with every phase of the insurance business and by reason of his thorough understanding, his keen sagacity and indefatigable energy he has built up a business of extensive proportions.

In Denver, Mr. Stoddard was married to Miss Kathryn L. Baldwin, a native of Lawrence, Kansas, and a daughter of Henry L. and Anna Eliza (Cosley) Baldwin. They have become the parents of three children, Ethel M., Lyman V. and Edward O., all born in Denver. Ethel M. died at the age of five years. Lyman V., horn November 16, 1887, married Margaret Richie of Santiago, California, and has one son, Lyman Raymond, born in 1914, in Denver. Edward O., born November 17, 1892, married Loa Manwarring, and is associated with his father. He was graduated from the University of Colorado with the class of 1915. The family reside at No. 1230 Logan avenue.

Mr. Stoddard votes with the republican party, which he has supported since attain- ing his majority. He belongs to Arapahoe Lodge, No. 130, A. F. & A. M .; also to Denver Chapter, No. 42, R. A. M .; to the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 41; to Ute Camp, No. 9, of the Woodmen of the World, in which he is very active; and to the Sons of the American Revolution. He is identified with the First Congregational church of Denver. His aid and influence are always given on the side of advancement, progress and im- provement. There are no spectacular phases in his life record but his entire career has been marked by advancement and continuous progress that has brought him to a creditable position in business circles and made him a citizen of worth to the community in which he lives.

DAVID J. MAIN.

David J. Main, a well known figure in insurance circles in Denver, is the junior partner in the firm of Standart & Main, with offices in the Colorado building at 1615 California street. Mr. Main was born in Nyack, New York, on the 29th of June, 1882, and during his boyhood days the family home was established in Denver and he con- tinued his education in the East Denver high school. He afterward returned to the east for further study, matriculating in Dartmouth College, in which he won his B. S. degree with the class of 1906. During his college days he became a member of Psi Upsilon. He started upon his business career in connection with the Bradstreet Com- pany. Since that time he has concentrated his efforts and attention upon the general insurance business and operated alone in that field until January 1, 1916, when he entered into partnership with Frederick W. Standart under the present firm style of Standart & Main. They today represent fifteen companies, including the Colonial Fire Underwriters Agency of Hartford, the Fire Association of Philadelphia, the Great American Insurance Company of New York, the Liverpool and London and Globe In- surance Company, Limited, of England, the Niagara Fire Insurance Company of New York, the Phoenix Assurance Company, Limited, of London, the Providence Washington Insurance Company of Providence, the Royal Insurance Company, Limited, of England, the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company of Scotland, the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Massachusetts, the United States "Lloyds" of New York, the Globe Indemnity Company of New York and the Royal Indemnity Company of New York.

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History of Colorado; Volume II, Part 86

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed Publication date: 1918 Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke Number of Pages: 944

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 944