Horace Austin Warner Tabor (November 26, 1830 - April 10, 1899), also known as Silver Dollar Tabor and The Bonanza King of Leadville, was an American prospector, businessman, and politician born in Holland, Vermont to Cornelius Dunham Tabor and Sarah Ferrin. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Holland, Vermont Holland is a town located in Orleans County, Vermont. ...

After training as a stone mason, Tabor left home at age 19 to work the quarries of Maine and Massachussetts. In 1855, he departed for the Kansas Territory with the New England Emigrant Aid Company to populate that territory with anti-slavery settlers. There he farmed his land along Deep Creek in Riley County, Kansas and was elected to the "Free Soil Legislature". In 1856 that body was dispersed by President Franklin Pierce in favor of the pro-slavery legislature that had been elected under the influence of "Border Ruffians" from Missouri. State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Kansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854 to January 29, 1861. ... An Anti-slavery group that helped finance the settlement of thousands of settlers who might vote to make Kansas a free territory via popular sovereignty. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London. ... Riley County (standard abbreviation: RL) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States organized in 1848 that petered out by about 1852. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Order: 14th President Vice President: William R. King Term of office: March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857 Preceded by: Millard Fillmore Succeeded by: James Buchanan Date of birth: November 23, 1804 Place of birth: Hillsborough, New Hampshire Date of death: October 8, 1869 Place of death: Concord, New Hampshire First... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ...

In 1857 he returned briefly to Maine to marry Augusta Pierce, daughter of his former employer William B. Pierce. In 1859, as rumors of gold began to spread, the couple moved west from Riley County to Denver (which was still in Kansas Territory at the time). The Tabors soon relocated to the California Gulch area where Horace sought gold until 1877, when they settled in Leadville, Colorado. There he continued prospecting while also engaging in business and politics. The couple ran Leadville's general store and postal system and, following his election on January 26, 1878, Tabor served as mayor of Leadville for one year. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... View of Mount Massive looking west from Harrison Street in downtown Leadville Leadville is the county seat of Lake County, Colorado. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

On May 3, 1878, the "Little Pittsburg" mine claimed by August Rische and George Hook revealed massive silver lodes. Tabor had provisioned the men for free, under a "grubstake" arrangement, and used his partial ownership of Little Pittsburg to invest in other holdings. He eventually sold his interest for one million dollars, and bought sole ownership of the profitable "Matchless Mine" for $117,000. With his new wealth, Tabor established newspapers, a bank, and an opera house in Leadville, and the Tabor Grand Opera House and the Tabor Block in Denver. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Also in 1878, Tabor was elected Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and served in that post until January 1884. He served as U.S. Senator from January 27, 1883 until March 3, 1883, following the resignation of Henry M. Teller. On March 1, 1883, Tabor finally legalized his relationship with Elizabeth "Baby Doe" McCourt in a public (and, to some, scandalous) wedding ceremony at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC after securing a divorce with Augusta. This marriage produced two daughters, Elizabeth Bonduel Lily and Rosemary Silver Dollar Echo. From his marriage to Augusta, Tabor fathered one son, Maxey. 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Henry Moore Teller (1830–1914) was a U.S. political figure. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... The main facade of the Willard InterContinental The Willard InterContinental Washington is a historic and expensive hotel located equidistant from the White House and the National Mall in Washington, DC. Among its facilities are numerous luxurious guest rooms, several restaurants, the famed Round Robin Bar, and voluminous function rooms. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Tabor ran for Colorado governor in 1884, 1886, and 1888, without success. Then, in 1893, the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act devastated Tabor's fortune and his far-flung holdings were sold off. Still a respected public figure, he was made postmaster of Denver from January 4, 1898 until his death the following year. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 required the United States Department of the Treasury to purchase and coin 4. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

When he fell ill with appendicitis in 1899, Tabor's final request of Baby Doe was that she maintain the Matchless claim. This she did, to tragic results. After living in a shack beside the mine for thirty-six years, she froze to death one night in early 1935. Her body was found in March of that year, frozen with her arms crossed peacefully across her chest. Her story would eventually inspire many artistic pieces, by Douglas Moore and others. Appendicitis is a condition characterised by inflammation of the appendix. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Douglas Stuart Moore (August 10, 1893 - July 25, 1969) was an American composer, educator, and author. ...

When Tabor himself died in 1899, flags were flown at half staff and 10,000 people were reported to have attended his funeral. His body was interred at Mt. Calvary Cemetary in Denver and later reinterred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, in Jefferson County, Colorado, where it now rests beside that of Baby Doe. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Flag Flying Half-Staff over the White House Half-mast, or half-staff, describes the act of flying a flag approximately halfway up a flagpole (though anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up the flagpole is acceptable). ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...

External links and references

• Record from Colorado archives
• The Political Graveyard's entry, protected by a Creative Commons License
• Biography presented on LegendsOfAmerica.com
• Contemporary biography
• Site devoted to Baby Doe Tabor

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