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M. D. Van Horn

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M. D. Van Horn
22nd Mayor of Denver
In office
1893–1895
Preceded byPlatt Rogers
Succeeded byThomas S. McMurry
Personal details
Born(1837-01-12)January 12, 1837
Delaware County, Ohio
DiedAugust 14, 1895(1895-08-14) (aged 58)
Denver, Colorado

Marion DeKalb Van Horn (January 12, 1837 – August 14, 1895) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1893 to 1895.[1][2] He died when he fell from a third story window of the Grand Central Hotel of which he was the proprietor.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "History of the Office of the Mayor". City and County of Denver. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (1895). Collection of Circulars of Various State Commanderies.
  3. ^ "Ex-Mayor of Denver Killed". Aurora Daily Express. 15 August 1895. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ Sherlock, Tom (April 15, 2013). Colorado's Healthcare Heritage: A Chronology of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Volume One — 1800-1899. iUniverse. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-4759-8026-4.