James W. Denver
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James William Denver was an American politician, soldier, and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of t
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1861–1863
Denver c. 1856
William Larimer Jr.
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William Larimer Jr. was an American businessman, investor, militia general, and politician who is best known as the founder of Denver, Colorado, in 1858. Larimer often went by "General Larimer", havin
James W. Denver
…1858, and Kansas was later admitted to the Union, in 1861, as a free state.) In November 1858, while Denver was still serving as territorial governor, William Larimer, Jr., a land speculator from Leavenworth, planted the townsite of "Denver City" along the South Platte River in Arapaho County in western Kansas Territory…
General William Larimer