Pueblo County, Colorado
James Bradley Orman

Contributed by Karen Mitchell

James Bradley Orman (1849-1919) -- also known as James B. Orman -- Born November 4, 1849. Governor of Colorado, 1901-03. Died July 21, 1919. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery. A prominent railroad contractor who came to Colorado by mule train in 1868, Orman was the quintessential self-made man. Orman was mayor of Pueblo, served as a state senator and became governor in 1901.


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