Richard Sopris

Richard Sopris

15th Mayor of Denver
In office 1878–1881
Preceded by	Baxter B. Stiles
Succeeded by	Robert Morris
Personal details
Born	June 26, 1813 Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Died	April 7, 1893(1893-04-07) (aged 79) Denver, Colorado

Richard Sopris (June 26, 1813 – April 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1878 to 1881.^[1]^[2]

He is the namesake of Mount Sopris.^[3]

References

↑ "History of the Office". Denver Office of the Mayor. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
↑ McGrath, Maria Davies (1934). The Real Pioneers of Colorado. The Denver Museum. p. 480. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
↑ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.

Mayors of Denver, Colorado

Moore Cook Steck Brendlinger Clark DeLano Clayton Stiles Harper Bates Case Barker Buckingham Stiles Sopris Morris Routt Bates Lee Londoner Rogers Van Horn McMurry Johnson Wright Speer Arnold Perkins Sharpley Speer Mills Bailey Stapleton Begole Stapleton Newton Nicholson Batterton Currigan McNichols Peña Webb Hickenlooper Vidal Hancock

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