Cause of death alkali water | Name John Iliff Nationality American | |
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Children William Seward Iliff, Edna Iliff (1871-1951), Louise Iliff (1875-1966), John Wesley Iliff, Jr. (1877-1879) Parent(s) Salome Reed, Thomas Iliff | ||
Education Ohio Wesleyan University | ||
John Wesley Iliff, Sr. (December 18, 1831 – February 9, 1878) was a cattle rancher and is the namesake of the Iliff School of Theology.
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Biography
He was born on December 18, 1831 in McLuney, Ohio to Salome Reed and Thomas Iliff.
He attended Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, Ohio but did not graduate. In 1857, at age of twenty-six, his father gave him $500 in cash and moved to Ohio City, Colorado where he opened a retail store. In 1859 gold was discovered in Colorado and he moved to Denver, Colorado to open a new retail store.
He died on February 9, 1878.
Legacy
The town of Iliff, Colorado was named for him.
Iliff Avenue in Aurora, Colorado was named for him.
The Iliff School of Theology was named for him.
References
John Wesley Iliff Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA