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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Samuel D. Nicholson |
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Denver, Colorado , United States |
| Email | None |
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February 22, 1859
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| Died | March 24, 1923
(64 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
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| Info | born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, February 22, 1859; attended the public schools; moved to Michigan, then to Nebraska, and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colo.; became interested in mining, advancing from miner to foreman, superintendent, manager, and president of the Western Mining Company; discovered the zinc ore which bears his name, "Nicholsonite"; Populist mayor of Leadville 1893-1897; moved to Denver in 1902; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1914 and 1916; during the First World War served as State chairman of the Liberty and Victory loan campaigns; member, United States Fuel Administration; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1921, until his death in Denver, Colo., March 24, 1923; interment in Fairmount Cemetery.
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