M. D. Van Horn

M. D. Van Horn
22nd Mayor of Denver
In office
1893–1895
Preceded by Platt Rogers
Succeeded by Thomas S. McMurry
Personal details
Born (1837-01-12)January 12, 1837
Delaware County, Ohio
Died August 14, 1895(1895-08-14) (aged 58)
Denver, Colorado

Marion DeKalb Van Horn[1] (January 12, 1837 – August 14, 1895) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1893 to 1895.[2][3] He died when he fell from a third story window of the Grand Central Hotel of which he was the proprietor.[4]

References

  1. Sherlock, Tom (April 15, 2013). Colorado's Healthcare Heritage: A Chronology of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Volume One — 1800-1899. iUniverse. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-4759-8026-4.
  2. "History of the Office". Denver Office of the Mayor. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  3. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (1895). Collection of Circulars of Various State Commanderies.
  4. "Ex-Mayor of Denver Killed". Aurora Daily Express. 15 August 1895. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


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