Charles A. Cook
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Charles A. Cook In Dec 6, 1859 he sold one half of original share in Town of Highland (share No. 22), drawn by George C. Nelson, etc. Later, he was the second mayor of Denver
, Colorado
, serving from 1861, when Denver was incorporated into Kansas Territory
until 1863. He succeeded John C. Moore, who served as mayor 1859-61 when Denver was part of the Jefferson territory. He died on 18 March 1878 while visiting Hot Springs, Arkansas
to improve his faltering health. His remains were returned to Colorado where he was buried in Denver's Riverside Cemetery
on 23 March 1878.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, serving from 1861, when Denver was incorporated into Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....
until 1863. He succeeded John C. Moore, who served as mayor 1859-61 when Denver was part of the Jefferson territory. He died on 18 March 1878 while visiting Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
to improve his faltering health. His remains were returned to Colorado where he was buried in Denver's Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans.-Location and operation:...
on 23 March 1878.