Robert W. Speer

Robert Walter Speer (1855–1918) was elected the mayor of Denver, Colorado three times. He served two four-year terms in office from 1904 to 1912. He died from pneumonia on May 14, 1918, while halfway through a third term in office that had started in 1916.

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Biography

Speer was born in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 1855. He married Kate Thrush, his childhood sweetheart, in 1882.[1]

As an adherent of the City Beautiful movement, Speer initiated several projects that added new landmarks, updated existing facilities, or improved the city's landscape including:

Speer was the first mayor of Denver to die while serving in office. Speer Boulevard in Denver is named in his honor.[4] He is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

Notes

  1. ^ Johnson, Denver's Mayor Speer, pp. 5-6.
  2. ^ Forestry statistics are from Noel, Mile High City, p. 100.
  3. ^ Other items in the list of projects are from "Some Things Denver Owes to Speer," Rocky Mountain News, 15 May 1918, p. 3.
  4. ^ Goodstein, Denver Streets, p. 33.

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