Byers, Wm. N. 1831-1903
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Name (Latin)
Byers, Wm. N. 1831-1903
Other forms of name
Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903
Date of birth
1831-02-22
Date of death
1903-03-25
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Byers, Wm. N. A hand book of the gold fields of Nebraska and Kansas, 1859:t.p. (Wm. N. Byers)
- LC manual cat.(hdg.: Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903)
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William Newton Byers00
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Wikipedia description:
William Newton Byers (February 22, 1831, in Madison County, Ohio – March 25, 1903) was a founding figure of Omaha, Nebraska, serving as the first deputy surveyor of the Nebraska Territory, on the first Omaha City Council, and as a member of the first Nebraska Territorial Legislature. He was also an early settler of Denver, Colorado, and the founder and editor of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. He was married to Elizabeth Sumner Byers who was a prominent woman in Denver for her philanthropic activities and club memberships, such as the Denver Woman's Press Club. They lived in the Byers–Evans House, now a museum that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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