The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
PEABODY DEAD
SUBMITTED TO OPERATION FROM
WHICH HE NEVER RALLIED.
Passes Away In Denver After Three
Weeks iilnsss, Surrounded BY
Family and Friends.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-James Hamilton Peabody.
ex-governor of Colorado, died Friday
morning at the Wilella apartments.
1856 Vine street. Death followed an
illness of three weeks. A week ago
he submitted to an operation. from
which he never completely rallied His
wife. his physician. DR.. Edmund ]. A.
Rogers; a nurse and several close
friends were at the bedside at the
end.
Mrs. Peabody was constantly at her
husbands side In his last illness.
Three children, all we'll known in
Colorado. survive him. They are
James Clelland Peabody. the only son.
who is an officer in training at Linda
Vista, CAL; two daughters. Mrs.
James Grafton Rogers, formerly Cora
Peabody, and Mrs. Cuthbert Stearns.
wife of Maj. Stearns of the United
States army, who was formerly Miss
Jessie Peabody. A nephew. viii H.
Peabody, son Of the former governors
brother. Jesse Peabody. lives at Glen
wood Springs.
Born at Topham. Orange county.
Vermont. on Aug. 21, 1852, James
Hamilton Peabody came of line Of
sturdy English stock, his immediate
ancestors having come from Hertford-
shire early in the seventeenth century
to settle in the colonies.
When he was 20 years old, In 1872.
Mr.. Peabody came to Denver and be-
came an employee of mercantile
house near what was the center OF ths
city at that time. He remained here
three years. then went to Canon City,
entering the employ of James Clel-
land, a merchant of that city. Later
he became a partner. and finally pur-
chased the entire business. marrying
his employers daughter. Miss Frances
Lillian Clelland. in 1873.
He was a leader in the political. in
dustrial. and social life of the COM
munity. Scarcely any commercial or
industrial enterprise of consequence
was launched that he was not identi-
fled with It, He organized Canon City
Electric Light and Power Company,
the Canon City water works. various
banks and other business enterprises.
Accepting the nomination of the
Republican prty for governor in 1902.
he threw his strongest efforts into
the campaign. with the result that he
won overwhelmingly. despite major
ity of $4,000 which the Democrats had
rolled up the preceding election.
His first administration was marked
by the outbreak. Immediately after his
election. of labor troubles in Las Ami
mas county, Colorado City. Cripple
Creek and Clear Creek. At q time
when the Industrial life. A. well as the
peace of the state was periled. Gov
ernor Peabody met the crisis with
drastic action. ordering the National
Guard to take possession Of the
riotous mining camps.
In 1904, at the end of his first term
AZ chief executive of the state. he was
reelected after q contest had revealed
thousands of fraudulent votes. and
his Democratic opponent. who ap-
peared on the face of the returns to
have been elected. was counted out.
Then. unwilling to hold an office to
which his title had been questioned.
Governor Peabody. thirty-six hours
after he was certified for a second
term, resigned the post. Lieut. Gov.
Jesse F. Mcdonald succeeded him and
served out the term.