James Benton Grant

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James Benton Grant was an American industrialist and politician who served as the third Governor of Colorado in the late 19th century.

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instanceOf American politician
human
appointedBy elected by voters of Colorado
birthDate 1848-01-02
birthPlace Russell County, Alabama
burialPlace Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
businessActivity ownership and operation of smelters in Leadville
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1911-11-01
deathPlace Excelsior Springs, Missouri
educatedAt Freiberg Mining Academy
Poughkeepsie Business College
Royal School of Mines
era 19th century
Gilded Age
familyName Grant
fieldOfWork mining industry
smelting industry
gender male
givenName James
hasOccupation metallurgist
honorificTitle Governor Grant
knownFor being the first Democratic governor of Colorado
leadership in Colorado mining and smelting
livedIn Colorado Territory
State of Colorado
linked to: Colorado
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Benton
nativeLanguage English
notableWork development of lead-silver smelting in Colorado
occupation industrialist
politician
officeEndTime 1885
officeStartTime 1883
ordinalInOffice 3
partyAffiliationDuringGovernorship Democratic Party
politicalRegion State of Colorado
linked to: Colorado
positionHeld Governor of Colorado
precededBy Frederick Walker Pitkin
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Denver, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
spouse Mary Matteson Goodell
stateRepresented Colorado
succeededBy Benjamin Harrison Eaton

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Grant-Humphreys Mansion builtFor James Benton Grant
Grant-Humphreys Mansion namedAfter James Benton Grant
Grant-Humphreys Mansion hasFormerOwner James Benton Grant