James W. Denver

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor veterans' rights
transportation infrastructure
Native_American_rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:born January 1, 1820
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mountain_View_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Denver_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Colorado_statehood
civic_organizations_in_Denver
development_of_Denver_City
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:died August 4, 1892
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:heldIn U.S._Marshal_for_Colorado_Territory
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First governor of Colorado Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James W. Denver
gptkbp:influenced local governance
Western expansion
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:involvedIn land disputes
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:James_Denver
political reforms
Territorial governance
gptkbp:legacy City_of_Denver_named_after_him
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Jim_Denver
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:opposedBy slavery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1850
1861
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Evans
gptkbp:promoted agriculture_in_Colorado_Territory
education_in_Colorado_Territory
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:recognizedBy community development efforts
leadership during territorial conflicts
gptkbp:relatedTo Denver_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Colorado_Territory
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_of_the_Colorado_Territory
Governor of the Colorado Territory
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Denver
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_McCook
gptkbp:supported railroad development
public works projects
mining interests
gptkbp:termEnd 1861
gptkbp:termStart 1858