Horace Tabor

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Horace Austin Warner (Haw) Tabor (November 26 1830 – April 10 1899) also known as The Bonanza King of Leadville was an American prospector businessman and Republican politician. His life is the subject of Douglas Moore’s opera The Ballad of Baby Doe; and the 1932 Hollywood biographical movie:Silver Dollar. Also Graham Masterton’s 1987 novel Silver has a protagonist named Henry T. Roberts whose life includes incidents from Tabor’s.

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active years end date

1883-03-04

active years start date

1883-01-27

birth date

1830-11-26

birth place

Holland Vermont

death date

1899-04-10

death place

Colorado, Denver

order in office

2nd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

party

Republican Party (United States)

successor

William H. Meyer (Colorado), Thomas M. Bowen