The Mayors of Golden
The historic Golden City Hall, 1883-1962
Listed here and profiled below this table are the leaders of Golden through time. Beginning with the Common Council in 1860, the Board of Trustees town government from 1871-1879 (when the leader was commonly known as Mayor though by title he was President), and the City Council from 1879 to today, these people served the citizens of this community through its long and colorful history.
John W. Stanton
1860 (1 term)
From Missouri
Assayer, Saw Miller, Member Golden City Association, First Leader Golden City
Methodist-Episcopal Church, Founding Officer Golden Masonic Lodge, Father
of photographer Gertrude Kasebier
Daniel L. "Dan" "Old Man" McCleery
1860 (1 term)
From Pennsylvania
US Army, 2nd Colorado Volunteers, Civil War
Rancher, Founder Golden Masonic Lodge, Founder Golden Gate City, Builder of
Golden Gate Canyon Road and Washington Avenue Bridge and Ford Street Bridge
Also served as Jefferson County Assessor
Silas W. Fisher
1871-1872 (2 terms - President Board of Trustees)
From Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Stockman, Proprietor Osage Valley House, Grocer, Founding Director Vasquez
Canon Ditch & Irrigation Company
Also served as Golden Trustee
James Kelly
1872-1873, 1880-1881, 1884-1885, 1887-1888 (4
terms - 1 term President Board of Trustees)
From Butler County, Ohio
Physician, Pharmacist, Stockman, Proprietor Kelly Drug Store, Master Golden
Masonic Lodge, Founding Treasurer Vasquez Canon Ditch & Irrigation Company,
Founding Trustee Golden Opera House
Also served as Colorado Territorial Legislator, Jefferson County Treasurer, Golden Trustee
John B. "Fitz" Fitzpatrick
1873-1874 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
US Army
Miller, Mining Industrialist, Superintendent of Construction Argo Smelter,
Proprietor Brick Flour Mills
Also served as Colorado Territorial Councilor, Mayor of Black Hawk, Golden Trustee
William Austin Hamilton "Bill" Loveland
1874-1875 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
From Chatham, Massachusetts
US Army, Wagonmaster, Illinois Volunteers, Mexican War (Wounded at Battle
of Chapultepec)
Mercantilist, Industrialist, Founding Director Vasquez Canon Ditch & Irrigation
Company, Proprietor Loveland Mercantile and Colorado Central Railroad and
Fanny Barrett Mine and Rocky Mountain News, Manager North American
Mining & Developing Company, President Western Ore Reduction Company and
Great Western Mutual Aid Association, Member Golden City Association, Founder
of Lakewood, Founder Golden Masonic Lodge, Gave land for Golden School,
South School, North School, and Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Christian,
Presbyterian and Lutheran churches
Loveland, Colorado named after
Also served as Golden City Treasurer, Chairman of Jefferson Territorial Convention, Jefferson Territorial Representative, Colorado Territorial Councilor, Golden Trustee, First President of Board of Trustees State School of Mines
Marcellus C. Kirby
1875-1876 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
US Army
Brother of Councilor John F. Kirby
Also served as Golden Trustee
George H. Kimball
1876-1877 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
From Centerville, Allegany County, New York
US Army, 1st New York Dragoons, Civil War
Farmer, Teacher, Carpenter, Contractor, Builder of Rock Flour Mills Warehouse
Also served as Treasurer and President Golden School District #1, Golden Trustee and Councilor (Ward 4)
Ebenzer T. "Eben" Osborne
1877-1878 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
Proprietor Osborne Meat Market, Founding Trustee Vasquez Flume & Ditch Company, Founding Elder of First Presbyterian Church
Also served as Golden Trustee
Charles S. "Charley" Abbott
1878-1879 (1 term - President Board of Trustees)
Proprietor Golden House
Also served as Golden Trustee
Robert Millikin
1879-1880 (1 term)
From Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Miner, Contractor, Carpenter, Builder of Golden Opera House and Jefferson
County Courthouse
Also served as Golden Trustee, Jefferson County Commissioner (District 2)
Francis E. "Frank" Everett
1881-1882, 1884 (2 terms)
Died in Office
From Dedham, Massachusetts
Co-Proprietor Willard Everett & Company and Valley Smelting Works
and Moore Mining & Smelting Company, Proprietor Everett Bank
Also served as President Golden School District #1, Golden Trustee, Original Trustee State School of Mines
James Morgan Morris
1882-1884 (2 terms)
From Palatine, Illinois
Proprietor Morris Lumberyard, Builder Malachite Smelting Works, Charter
Member Everett Hook & Ladder Company Golden Fire Department, Founder
Golden Knights of Pythias Lodge, Founder Salida Knights of Pythias Lodge,
Colorado Grand Chancellor Knights of Pythias
Trustee and Secretary State Industrial School for Boys, Colorado State Representative
Rudolph Koenig
1885-1887 (2 terms)
From Canton Berne, Switzerland
Brickmaker, Trustee and Manager Golden Smelting Works, Rancher, Cousin
of Mayor Nicholas Koenig and Trustee John Koenig
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2), Jefferson County Commissioner (District 2)
John Nicholls
1888-1890 (2 terms)
From Goginan, Cardiganshire, South Wales, United Kingdom
Miner, Industrialist, Preservationist, Superintendent Lehigh Valley Coal Company,
Foreman Black Diamond Coal Mine and Proprietor Pittsburg Coal Mine and
Golden Opera House, Organizer Golden Good Templars Lodge
Also served as Golden Constable and Fire Chief and Councilor (Ward 4), Jefferson County Sheriff and Commissioner (District 2)
Edward Louis "Ed" Berthoud
1890-1891 (1 term)
From Geneva, Switzerland
US Army, Captain, 2nd Colorado Volunteers, Civil War
Engineer, Geologist, Professor, Historian, Member Golden City Association,
Chief Engineer and Secretary Colorado Central Railroad, Founding Engineer
Vasquez Canon Ditch & Irrigation Company, Proprietor Overland Hotel
Berthoud, Colorado named after
Also served as Speaker of the Colorado Territorial House, Jefferson County Surveyor and Commissioner (District 2), First Secretary and Register State School of Mines
James E. Nankivell
1891-1893 (1 term)
From Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Co-Proprietor Nankivell & Jones Grocery
Also served as Golden Treasurer and Councilor (Ward 4)
Nicholas "Nick" Koenig
1893-1895 (1 term)
From Switzerland
Proprietor Koenig Mercantile, Incorporator Colorado Glass Works, President
Golden Board of Trade, High Degree Odd Fellow, Cousin of Mayor Rudolph Koenig
and brother of Trustee John Koenig
Oscar Webb Garrison
1895-1897 (1 term)
From Mecklenburg, New York
Attorney, Editor Iowa Falls Sentinel and Golden Globe
Garrison, Iowa named after
Also served as 1st Mayor of Iowa Falls, Iowa
Jesse W. Rubey
1897-1901 (2 terms)
Co-Proprietor Rubey National Bank, Brother of Councilor Harold M. Rubey
John F. Vivian
1901-1903, 1905-1909 (3 terms)
Proprietor Golden Mill, Republican Party Leader, Father of Colorado Governor John Charles Vivian
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1) and Postmaster
Richard "Dick" Broad Jr.
1903-1905, 1913-1917 (3 terms)
From Superior Mine, Michigan
Proprietor Broad Dry Goods
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1), Jefferson County Commissioner (District 2), Trustee State Normal School, Colorado Senator
Samuel A. "Sam" Cunningham
1909-1911 (1 term)
From Anamosa, Iowa
Expressman, Meat Marketer, Confectioner
Also served as Golden Postmaster, Trustee State Industrial School for Boys
Clarence P. "Cad" Hoyt
1911-1913 (1 term)
From Cayuga County, New York
Miner, Mining and Clay Mine Industrialist, Firefighter, Charter Member Golden
Fire Department
Also served as Golden Constable, Jefferson County Undersheriff, Deputy United States Marshall Colorado Territory, Warden Colorado Penitentiary
Dennis E. Garvin
1917-1925 (4 terms)
Physician
Albert E. "Bert" "Cowboy" Jones
1925-1928, 1931-1939 (6 terms)
From Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Major League Baseball Pitcher (Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Cardinals),
Coal Seller, Proprietor Colonial Hotel
Also served as Golden Clerk and Water Superintendent, Jefferson County Sheriff
Richard S. Wyant
1928-1930 (2 terms)
Insurer
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2)
George P. Hering
1930-1931 (1 term)
Proprietor Hering Garage
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2)
Harold W. Ryland
1939-1945 (3 terms)
Manager Coors Porcelain Company
Joseph M. "Joe" Kellogg
1945-1948 (1 term)
Proprietor Kellogg Hardware, Brother of Councilor Robert M. Kellogg
Charles T. "Steve" Frederick
1948-1949 (1 term)
Proprietor Steve Frederick Chevrolet and Steve Frederick Steak House
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1)
Everett L. Barnhardt
1949-1953 (2 terms)
From Pueblo, Colorado
Vice President of Coors, Organizer of Buffalo Bill Days
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2)
David C. "Dave" Johnston
1953-1954 (1 term)
From Pierce City, Missouri
Athletics Business Manager Colorado School of Mines
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1), Secretary Board of Trustees Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Representative and Senator
Arthur W. "Pop" Buell
1954-1955 (1 term)
Professor Colorado School of Mines
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1, At Large)
Clark B. Carpenter
1955-1962 (3 terms)
Professor Colorado School of Mines
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2)
Lorren W. Babb
1962-1964 (1 term)
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 3, Ward 2)
David Charles "Dave" Crawford
1964-1966, 1972-1980 (5 terms)
From Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Proprietor Jefferson County Abstract Company
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 3, At Large, District 2)
Charles L. "Chuck" Goudge
1966-1970 (2 terms)
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2, District 1)
Jon E. Andren
1970-1972 (1 term)
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2)
Frank I. Leek
1980-1982 (1 term)
Proprietor Sportsman Barber Shop
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 3, District 2)
Ruth A. Maurer
1982-1986 (2 terms)
Professor Colorado School of Mines
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 3) and on Golden Planning Commission
James T. "Jim" Brown Jr.
1986-1988 (1 term)
Also served as Golden Councilor (District 2, At Large)
Marvin L. "Marv" Kay
1988-1996 (4 terms)
Colorado School of Mines Football Coach and Athletic Director
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 1)
Jan C. Schenck
1996-2002 (3 terms)
Also served as Golden Councilor (Ward 2) and on Golden Urban Renewal Authority
Charles J. "Chuck" Baroch
2002-Today (2 terms)
From Colorado
US Army, Corps of Engineers
Mining environmental and power generation businessman, President and CEO Hazen
Research Inc., Chairman Wastren Inc., Director Golden Civic Foundation
Also served as Golden Councilor (District 2) and on Golden Urban Renewal Authority and Citizen Budget Advisory Committee
Image credits: Colorado/Golden Transcript and Golden Globe newspapers; Colorado School of Mines Prospector Yearbooks; City of Golden; Jefferson County; "History of Clear Creek & Boulder Valleys", published in 1880.
Historical research by Richard J. Gardner