Obituary: JAMES D. MERWIN; Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. 4/16/1906 Pg 9 (Includes photo) http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/denver/obits/m/merwin_james_1906.txt Transcribed and Contribted by: Rita Timm 9/14/2002 ================================================= JAMES D. MERWIN, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TWO YEARS AGO, IS DEAD. Attorney James D. Merwin, who was a candidate for governor of Colorado on the Populist ticket in 1904, died from acute pneumonia at his residence, 1324 Washington Avenue, last evening. Mr. Merwin was taken sick Wednesday afternoon while preparing a case in his office, room 620, Kittredge building, that he intended to argue before the Supreme Court today, and he decided to go home. He went to bed at 5 o'clock and a physician was called, who diagnosed his sickness as pneumonia. Twenty-four hours later the patient died. Mr. Merwin was unmarried, and leaves a mother and two brothers, who reside at Hilltop, Kan. A sister lives at Pagosa Springs, Colo. Mr. Merwin came to Denver from his Kansas home twenty years ago, and after amassing a small competence by hard work, entered Boulder University law school, from which he graduated in 1894. He immediately began the practice of his profession in Denver, and had built up a lucrative clientage. He was active in politics, and was regarded as one of the mainstays of the Populist party in this state. Mr. Merwin was also prominent in fraternal circles, being a member of Boulder Lodge No. 112, Odd Fellows, and Harmony encampment No. 45, Woodmen of the World. The funeral arrangements will not be perfected until relatives are heard from, but it is expected that interment will be at Hilltop, Kan. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.