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Mr. Kuykendall is interested extensively in the ranching and cattle business in Wyo- ming, also in large irrigation enterprises in the same state, and is the manager of a vast estate in Omaha, Nebraska. Ile has invented a fastener for stirrup strap used on cowboys' saddles and patent is now pending.
Mr. Kuykendall first came to Denver when a child, in 1866; went to Cheyenne in 1867; returned to Denver, and went into the transfer business in 1889. He has also lived in Dakota. As a boy of nine years, he was elected and served as page in the first territorial legislature of Wyoming, and filled the position of page and messenger for the three following sessions of the legislature in this territory.
Mr. Kuykendall married in Cheyenne, January 1, 1889, Miss Anna T. Thomason. Her father's name was Zachariah Thomason, and was one of the pioneer cattlemen of Colorado and Wyoming, and was interested in several of the largest cattle companies of the west.
Mr. Kuykendall's life has been spent in the west and most of it on the frontier. He is devotedly attached to, and is most opti- mistic in the future greatness of Denver. He feels that there is no other place on the globe that would seem like home to him, and trusts that he may be able to spend the rest of his days in that city.
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VYER
CHARLES BALDWIN LYMAN, M. D.
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CHARLES BALDWIN LYMAN, M. D.
LYMAN, CHARLES BALDWIN, M. D., son of Dr. Jabez and Lucy (Depue) Lyman, was born in Rockford, Illinois, Sep- tember 20, 1863. He is a descendant of Sir Radulphus Lambert, who was with William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings. Elizabeth Lambert, his decendant, fifteen generations later, married in the time of Henry II, IIenry Lyman. The twenty-sixth generation from Sir Radulphus Lambert is represented by Dr. Lyman, the subject of this sketch. Richard Lyman, Sr., who came from Bristol, England, in 1631, was his American progenitor. Landing in Boston, November 4, that year, he settled in Charles- ton, a suburb of that city, and in 1635, be- came one of the original proprietors of Hart- ford, Connecticut, and the possessor of large estates. He left two sons, John and Rich- ard, Jr .; the former, born in England in 1623, settled in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1654, where he died in 1690. He was a lieutenant of a company in the historie Deer- field fight with the Indians. His wife was Dorcas, daughter of John Plumb, and of their large family, the fourth son was Lieu- tenant Benjamin Lyman (1674-1723), an ex- tensive farmer, whose family consisted of ten children, of whom was a son, Benjamin (1703-1762), born in Northampton and re- moved to Easthampton in 1745, where he died. His son, Lemuel, born August 17, 1735, participated in the French and Indian War, joining an expedition in 1755 against Crown Point, being wounded in the fight at Lake George. He was a distinguished citi- zen, dying in 1810. His son, Ahira Lyman (1770-1836) conducted a large mercantile business at Easthampton, where he was prominent and highly esteemed. He mar- ried, first, Sallie Pomeroy, by whom he had four children : Roland, Lemuel, Ahira, and Quartus; married, second, Lydia Baldwin, by whom he had two children, William and Jabez B. Lyman, the latter born April 18, 1819. Jabez became an orphan in infancy, but was given a classical education. After graduating from Amherst, he traveled abroad, continuing his studies for several years in foreign countries. Returning to this
country he followed teaching for a time, first, as instructor of modern languages at Amherst, and then at Oglethorpe University, Georgia, as professor of mathematics. He then studied medicine in Europe, and re- turning again to the United States in 1850, he opened an office in Chicago, but a little later established himself in his practice at Rockford, Illinois, remaining there until 1879. For a time, he was president of the board of education of that city. Removing to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1879, he died there in May, 1893. He married Miss Lucy Depue, an instructor in Rockford Seminary, a daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth Depue, he being a railroad contractor, who had for- merly been a wagon manufacturer, and a pioneer in that trade in Chicago. They had five children, Charles B., Mary, Maud, George and Edith.
Charles B. Lyman was educated in the Salem (Massachusetts) high school, and at Harvard, receiving his degree of M. D. from the medical school of the latter in 1886, and coming to Denver in September, 1887. Soon after locating in this city he was appointed a surgeon for the Union Pacific Railroad; visiting surgeon for St. Luke's, St. Joseph's and County hospitals; also for the State Home for Dependent Children. He was for- merly professor of fractures and dislocations, Denver and Gross Medical College (Medical Department of the University of Denver), 1892-1905. He is professor of surgery, Med- ical Department of the University of Colo- rado; member, American Medical Associ- ation ; Denver and Rocky Mountain medical societies; Denver Clinical and Pathological Society; medical societies of the city and county of Denver; visiting surgeon for St. Joseph's and other hospitals. Dr. Lyman has established himself in a large and luera- tive practice, and is recognized as one of the most prominent in his profession in the west.
Dr. Lyman is a member of the Denver Club, University Club, Denver; Denver Ath- letic Club and Denver Motor Club.
He married, June 23, 1904, Ella Merton Miller.
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WILLIAM V. HODGES
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WILLIAM V. HODGES.
H ODGES, WILLIAM V., was born in Westville, Otsego county, New York, July 6, 1878, son of George L. and Ella J. (Van Derveer) Hodges, whose direct ances- tor was William Hodges, who came from England and settled in Massachusetts prior to 1650, he, the said William Hodges, being of the eighth generation precedent to that of the subject of the biography. All of his ancestors in colonial times were of the pa- triots, and served in official capacities throughout the colonial and Revolutionary wars with honor and distinction, and his grand-father, James L. Hodges, in keeping with the traditions of the family, was an officer of renown in the civil war and a life- long devoted member of the republican party, most active where its interests were concerned, and a staunch member of the "Old Guard." His father, George L. Hodges, is a well known attorney of Denver, and was born in Hamilton, New York, April 1, 1853.
Mr. Hodges attended the Denver High School and was graduated with honors in the class of 1895. Desiring to follow the legal profession, he afterward attended the Columbia University Law School, and ob- tained his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1899, and has since followed that profession.
The early days of Mr. Hodges were spent on a farm in the old home in New York. He first came to Colorado with his parents in 1880, and settled in Leadville, where the family has since resided, with the exception of a few years spent at the old domicile in New York, so that in almost every sense of the word he is a Colorado man, if not by birth, assuredly by adoption, interest and affiliations.
In 1899, he formed a partnership with George L. Hodges and D. Edgar Wilson,
under the firm name of Hodges, Wilson & Hodges.
In 1905, Mr. Hodges formed a partner- ship with Clayton C. Dorsey, which became well known in legal and business circles as Dorsey & Hodges, the firm succeeding that of Teller & Dorsey, of which the late Willard Teller was a member. The firm gained an enviable reputation throughout the state for integrity, and carried to a successful issue many cases of interest and importance. It represented legally the Union Pacific rail- road, various express companies and many mining companies of vast scope throughout this and adjoining states.
In 1911, Mr. Hodges dissolved partner- ship with Mr. Dorsey.
In social circles, Mr. Hodges is well known and is a member of the Denver Club, the University Club, the Country Club, the Denver Athletic and Mile High Clubs, in all of which he is most active and a staunch supporter.
Mr. Hodges takes a deep interest in everything tending toward the development and upbuilding of Denver and Colorado, and is among the ardent supporters that have helped to make the Queen city what she is.
Ile has never taken active part in poli- ties and has never held public office of any kind. He is devoted entirely to the law, his clubs and his family.
Mr. Hodges was married December 3, 1902, to Miss Mabel E. Gilluly, a daughter of Joseph W. Gilluly (q. v), of Denver, Colo- rado. They have one living child, Joseph Gilluly Hodges.
Among the younger practitioners of the law, Colorado needs men endowed with courage and the virility of youth such as he possesses, as it is to such men her progress and prosperity is due.
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SAMUEL B. MORGAN
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SAMUEL B. MORGAN.
M ORGAN, SAMUEL B., real estate and capitalist, born in Wethersfield, Con- necticut, February 9, 1835, died in Denver, December 11, 1897, was the second son of Stephen (a farmer) and Rowena (Broad- bent) Morgan. Stephen Morgan was a major in the Connecticut militia, prominent in the state, and raised a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters.
Samuel B. Morgan received his early edu- cation in the common schools of his native town and graduated from the High School of Hartford, Connecticut. Then, at the age of sixteen, against the will of his family and relatives, but with parental consent, he went to sea as cabin boy on a whaling vessel, sail- ing from Bedford on the New Bedford whaler, "South Boston." On his third voy- age he rose to the position of first mate, and his ship was wonderfully successful. He left the service at San Francisco, in Decem- ber, 1861, returning thence to his home in Connecticut, via the Isthmus. In his several voyages, Mr. Morgan visited nearly all the principal ports of the world. In 1862, hav- ing accepted command of a new whaling vessel, Mr. Morgan prepared to again go to sea. But, there was a providential interven- tion and the event in question fortunately made him a citizen of Colorado and a wealthy and useful resident of Denver. The vessel was standing ready, with all and everything on board, and it was almost at the hour of sailing, when Mr. Morgan received a tele- gram from an uncle in Philadelphia, offer- ing him the position of superintendent of valuable mining properties at Black Hawk, Colorado. This was in the period when rich gold discoveries continued in that district, and when vein mining began to be profitable. With this golden prospect in view, Mr. Mor- gan changed all his seagoing plans. Early in the autumn of 1862, he came to Colorado, where for the remainder of his life he was among the men who were most conspicu- ously identified with the development of Denver and the material wealth of the state. Mr. Morgan's wife and infant son joined the husband and father at Black Hawk, in 1864. In 1870, Mr. Morgan resigned his mining position and entered into the grain and feed business at Black Hawk. There and at Cen- tral City the family resided during the ensu- ing nine years. In the autumn of 1873, Mr. Morgan removed to Denver. Here he em- barked in the real estate business in con-
nection with the old-time firm of Day, Mor- gan & Company. He was a far-seeing and courageous investor, backing his ventures by his unbounded faith in the growth and ulti- mate greatness of Denver. He was a true prophet of the present-day development of the western country. Hence, he was abun- dantly successful and became widely known for his prowess in that branch of business. By his investments he acquired large prop- erty interests, which he retained until his death. By the same methods, while enrich- ing himself, Mr. Morgan made fortunes for many others. He went to Leadville in the early days of that famous silver camp, and there acquired properties which added greatly to his wealth. Disposing of these interests in 1883, he returned to Denver to give attention to his large holdings there. From that period he operated under the style of Morgan, French & Company, widely known as the principal real estate firm of Denver. In common with all people of the United States, he suffered reverses and loss through shrinkage of values following the panic of 1893. Notwithstanding this, his equities yielded him a large fortune. Mr. Morgan was interested in other enterprises in the city and state, and in all business af- fairs he was progressive, public-spirited and successful. He was one of the most active leaders among the men who made Denver famous and a magnetic attraction for home- seekers and investors from all over the world. He was one of the most influential apostles of the belief in Denver's destiny as a great city and he did his full share in its upbuilding and advancement. He was one of the pioneers in acquiring and improv- ing Capitol Hill property, while in the mean- time improving in the business center, and was a noted exemplar in promoting the growth of both sections. He was literally one of the men who changed the aspect of Denver from that of a straggling frontier town to a metropolis of handsome propor- tions and a city of splendor in the details of its construction.
Mr. Morgan married Ellen Theresa Blinn of Wetherfield, Connecticut, in 1862, his widow now residing in Denver. They were the parents of three children: Alice (Mor- gan) Harrison; Jessie (Morgan) de Gogorza of New York City, and Edward B. Morgan (q. v.), the well known Denver attorney and manager of his father's estate.
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JOHN SEBASTIAN FLOWER
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JOHN SEBASTIAN FLOWER.
FLOWER, JOHN SEBASTIAN, real estate and investments, son of John Bennett and Mary Ellen (Bean) Flower, was born July 29, 1862, at St.Inigoes, St. Mary's coun- ty, Maryland. His family history dates back to the early days of the American colonies, when his ancestor, William Flower, came in 1668 from Gloucester, England, to St. Mary's county, Maryland. From generation to gen- eration, the family was prominent in that lo- cality. Gustavus Flower, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, also born there, and in the Flower direct line of ancestry, owned large tracts of land in that vicinity, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. John Bennett Flower, son of the latter and father of John Sebastian, also a native of that county, suc- ceeded to these estates. He engaged in the cultivation of these extensive tracts of land, at the same time conducting a successful mer- cantile establishment. He died in 1867, after an active and prosperous business career. His wife was Mary Ellen, daughter of William and Mary (Combs) Bean and grandfather of John Bean, of English and Scotch de- seent, who was a soldier in the American revolution. She died in St. Marys county.
Their son, John S. Flower, spent his early years at St. Marys, and was an orphan at ten years of age. Two years later he went to Baltimore, where he became a student, first in St. Marys, and then in St. Martins academy. After completing his education, he was employed by a publishing house in Baltimore, where he remained three years.
Mr. Flower came to Denver in 1880 and entered the employ of the Tribune Publish-
ing Company (Denver Tribune), and after two years, was connected with the Merchants Publishing Company, continuing with them for eighteen months. In 1886, he started in business for himself, in loans and real es- tate, which he has since successfully fol- lowed. Among his carlier and more impor- tant deals was the purchase of the corner of Seventeenth and Glenarm streets in 1894, and there, with his partner, C. J. Parrott, he erected a block in which they established an office. Mr. Flower is now the senior member of the firm of J. S. Flower & Company, one of the most prominent in the city, controlling a large amount of property and investments, and conducting a prosperous business. He is not only a leading factor in the commercial life of the city, but also of the social. He was prominently connected with the erection of the Colorado Pioneer monument recently reared and dedicated in Denver. Mr. Flower is a member of the Denver and the Denver Country Clubs, and a trustee in the Clayton college; also member Maryland Historical Society.
He married, December 10, 1891, at Mon- roe, Wisconsin, Miss Nellie L., daughter of Arabut and Caroline (Sanderson) Ludlow. Her father, descended frfom a Vermont fam- ily with American colonial lineage, was a pioneer in Monroe, Wisconsin, where he built the Indlow, then the largest hotel prop- erty in the state. He also engaged in bank- ing in that city, was one of its leading mer- chants, and an extensive farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Flower have two children : Caroline and Ludlow.
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CHARLES CLARK WELCH, JR.
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CHARLES CLARK WELCH, JR.
WELCH, CHARLES CLARK, JR., law- yer, was born August 19, 1880, in Golden, Colorado. He is the son of Charles Clark Welch, who was born in Jefferson county, New York, June 14, 1830, and died at Jacksonville, Florida, February 1, 1908, and Rebecca Jeannette Darrow Welch, daughter of H. S. Darrow and Jeannette Van Benchoten Darrow. His ancestry is of early New England stock. He is descended from Elder William Brewster, the pastor of the Mayflower Colony, who landed at Ply- mouth, Massachusetts, in 1620; from William Hyde, one of the founders of Norwich, Con- necticut, and from Major John Mason, dep- uty governor of Connecticut in colonial times and major general of the forces of the col- ony, and of Elder John Strong, one of the founders of Northampton, Massachusetts. Eighteen of his ancestors were among the founders of the Connecticut colony, and four of the Massachusetts colony and several served in the war of the revolution and the war of 1812.
Ilis father was one of Colorado's pioneers
and prominently identied with the early his- tory of this state and the west, and was a publie-spirited man of affairs.
Charles Clark Welch, Jr., was educated in the East Denver High School, Columbia Uni- versity, and the University of Virginia, graduating from the law department of the latter in June, 1907. Prior to attending col- lege, he was employed at the age of seven- teen, in the First National Bank of Denver, where he remained for two years.
He is the president of the Jefferson Farm Company and the Louisville Coal Mining Company, the latter being leased to the Northern Coal and Coke Company.
Mr. Welch is a member of the Univer- sity Club, the Denver Athletic Club, the Real Estate Exchange, the Society of the May- flower Descendants and the Sons of the Revo- lution. He is a thirty-second degree Mason.
He was married November 10, 1904, at Denver, Colorado, to Miss Clara Armstrong, daughter of Andrew Armstrong, deceased, of this city. He is now engaged in the success- ful practice of law in Denver.
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ANDREW DUNCAN WILSON
ANDREW DUNCAN WILSON.
WILSON, ANDREW DUNCAN, stoek- man, real estate, and general business, son of Hugh and Ann ( Mitchell) Wilson, was born in Weston, Platte county, Missouri, July 2, 1844. Ilis parents, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, emigrated to this country, when quite young, and settled in Pennsylvania.
In 1842, his father located in what was known as the Platte Purchase, on the Amer- ican frontier, in western Missouri. In the fall of 1843, he returned to Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Ann Mitehell, who accompanied him to his new home in the then far west. Ile became a prosperous farmer,
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also engaging in stock raising and contract- ing, and was recognized as one of the lead- ing citizens of the country.
Andrew D. Wilson, the son, attended the common schools in Weston, Missouri, but early in life started out to make his own "fortune. When but fifteen years of age, he became a member of a party that followed the rush to the Pike's Peak country, arriving in Denver, May 24, 1860. Thus, when but a boy in his 'teens, he was known as a Colo- rado pioneer. He at first worked as a elerk in a store, then spent a year on a ranch, and in 1862, went to Fairplay, where again he clerked in a store. Mr. Wilson returned to Denver in the fall of 1862, and again en- gaged in ranching, locating on a desirable site about ten miles above Denver, on Cherry Creek. In the meantime, his brother Wil- liam had become a resident of Colorado, and they also engaged in freighting, but still re- taining his interest in the ranch. He discon- tinned the freighting business in 1865, and began farming in Wilson's Gulch.
Mr. Wilson visited his old home in Mis- souri, in the fall of 1866, returning in the fall of 1867, with an immigrant and freight- ing outfit. The Sioux Indians attacked their wagon train on Plum Creek. Mr. Wilson, in charge of the night guard, repulsed the attack, but the Indians continued a desultory fight until morning and then disappeared. He reached Denver in safety, and resumed freighting, trading and stock-raising, stock- ing a ranch which he had taken up on Coal Creek. He resided in a region that was much exposed to the Indians, who were then rav- aging the plains, and during this warfare his ranch was raided, and valuable stock taken. When Major Downing was sent to the relief of the settlers on the Bijou basin, Mr. Wilson and several of his neighbors joined the command. The Indians continued their raids during the summer of 1868, and Mr. Wilson sustained serious damages in the loss of stock, and his life was often in danger. One of the tributaries of the Bijou is named Wilson Creek in his honor. In this loeality he established a cattle ranch and range in 1869, stocking it with a Texas herd that he had purchased. The following some, raiding his ranch. One man was killed, several wounded, and stock driven off. He now devoted his time to his ranches and stock interests, on both Wilson Creek and Coal Creek The Wilson ranch became the center of the cattle industry in the east- ern part of the plains, about sixty miles east of Denver. It was the first ranch that was established east of the West Bijou. It was a region typical of the frontier. Deer, ante-
lope and other game abounded, and often mingled with the cattle herds!
After peace was finally restored with the Indians, Mr. Wilson prospered in business, and also beeame prominent in politics. He was a member of the territorial council (senate), and in 1876, served in the first state legislature. During the legislative session, he was especially interested in the enact- ment of laws that would protect and develop the stock industry. He was for several years actively identified with the State Fair Asso- ciation. While acting as superintendent of this fair at Denver, in 1877, news was re- ceived of an Indian outbreak in the eastern part of the state, and Mr. Wilson led an expe- dition against them. The old Kansas Pacific furnished a train for the volunteers, who were also accompanied by William N. Byers of the Rocky Mountain News. Arms and ammunition were supplied by the governor. Procuring horses for his company at River Bend, Mr. Wilson proceeded to Lip Trap's ranch, where John Hitson with thirty other volunteers joined them. Mr. Hitson being an experienced scout, ranger and Indian fighter, was elected captain, with Mr. Wilson as lientenant, and second in command of the expedition, which now numbered one hun- dred and ten men. The hostile Indians, num- bering three hundred, who had been com- mitting depredations on the ranches, re- treated south of the divide, on the appear- ance of the whites. Some wished to make an attack at once, but at the suggestion of Mr. Byers, the Indians agreed to hold a coun- cil, but as the opposing parties were ap- proaching each other, the Indians suddenly turned and fled. They followed the Indians for two days, but the latter finally made their escape before the command eould give them battle.
After disposing of his holdings and stock, in 1882, Mr. Wilson went to Europe, where he spent about a year and a half in travel. He has also been an extensive traveler in the west, the Hawaiian Islands and the West Indies. He met defeat with the democratic party in 1884, when he was the nominee of that party for lieutenant governor. Begin- ning in 1878, he has made large investments in Denver real estate, erected many build- ings, and platted a sub-division to the city of Denver. During 1886-1888, Mr. Wilson was chairman of the executive committee of One Hundred, a non-partisan organization, that was fighting "ring politics."
Mr. Wilson is a member of the Colorado Pioneer Society, and is prominent in the Masonic order, being a Shriner and a thirty- second degree Mason.
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OSCAR DAVID CASS, JR.
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OSCAR DAVID CASS, JR.
C ASS, OSCAR DAVID JR., born June 30, 1881, was the son of Oscar David (M. D.) and Emogene M. (Babcock) Cass. The Cass family, of English-Scotch origin, has an authentic history, dating back to the thir- teenth century. His ancestors were promin- ent in the early settlement of this country, in New Hampshire and Vermont, during the colonial period. Moses G. Cass, his grand- father, resided in New Hampshire. One di- vision of the Cass family removed to Michi- gan, and of this branch was General Lewis Cass, United States senator ffrom that state, who was distinguished in the history and ser- vice of his country.
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