Chaffee, Jerome Bunty, 1825-1886
Variant namesColorado pioneer mining investor and politician. B. Apr. 17, 1825 near Lockport, N.Y. Early career in business and banking in Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri before moving to Colorado Feb. 1860. Built his fortune beginning with ore-processing mill in the Gregory region near Central City. Served in territorial legislature 1860s. Elected territorial delegate to Congress 1870, later to U.S. Senate 1876. President of First National Bank of Denver 1865-1880. D. Mar. 9, 1886 Westchester County, N.Y.
From the description of Papers, 1864-1876. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13912527
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| referencedIn | William Worth Belknap Letter to Hon. J.B. Chaffee, House of Representatives (MS 174), 1874 | University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept. | |
| creatorOf | McCook, Edward Moody, 1833-1909. Paid Wells Fargo & Co. [envelope] : Hon. J.B. Chaffee, St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, N.Y. / E.M. McCook, Denver Colorado. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | Chaffee, Jerome Bunty, 1825-1886. Papers, 1864-1876. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Agnes Wright Spring : [collection] : 1964-1966 ;. | History Colorado | |
| referencedIn | Boulder Daily Camera. Focus Magazine 1970 May 3. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Rockwell, Lewis C., 1840-1897. Papers, 1868-1903. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Boulder Daily Camera. Focus Magazine 1974 April 28. | Boulder Public Library | |
| creatorOf | McCook, Edward Moody, 1833-1909. Papers, 1869-1874. | Denver Public Library, Central Library |
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| associatedWith | Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890 | person |
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| associatedWith | McCook, Edward Moody, 1833-1909. | person |
| associatedWith | Rockwell, Lewis C., 1840-1897. | person |
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Birth 1825-04-17
Death 1886-03-09
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