Important People
William N. Byers
Byers was born in Ohio but left for to Colorado for the Cherry Creek gold rush. Byers published the city's first newspaper calle The Rocky Mountain News. He used the paper  to promote agriculture.
Birth 1831
Death 1903
General Willian Larimer Jr.
Gen. Larimer founded the upstart Denver City, naming it after the Kansas governor James W. Denver. He recieved the title of general from being in the Pennsylvania State Militia.
Birth 1809
Death 1875
Mayor Stapleton was a supporter of the aviation industry, he help in the building of the Stapleton Air Field. Also He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Benjamin F. Stapleton
Born
Death
Emily Griffith was one of Colorado's best teachers. Grifith was a teacher in Nebraska, when she moved to Denver in 1895 she continued her teaching career. Griffith fought to open a school to teach adult how to read and immigrants to speak English. DPS opened Longfellow Opp. School in 1916 which later became Emily Griffith Opp. School.
Emily Griffith
Born 1868
Death1947
Federico Pena Born in Laredo, TX, Federico Pena grew up in Brownsville were he graduated from the Univ. of Texas Law School. In 1983 He became the city's first Spanish surnamed mayor.In office he gave the city a new airport,baseball team, and a central library
Birth 1947
Death ----
Robert Speer was focused on the City Beutification Campaigns. He created the Civic Center. Started the 110,000 tree planting program. Wanted Denver to become the Paris of America.
Robert W. Speer
Birth
Death
Joyce Meskis
She is the proud owner of the "Tattered Cover" book store located in Cherry Creek and Downtown. She helped in the redevelopment of LoDo. She also was the president of the American Booksellers of America
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