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Caroline Deforest Buckingham
Wife of Honorable Richard Green Buckingham, the thirteenth Mayor of Denver. First Lady of Denver from 1876-1877.
Her Story
Personal
Caroline was born in New York in 1818, and died in Denver, Colorado in 1892 (Age 74). She now resides peacefully at Riverside Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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Family
Mayor and Mrs. Buckingham were married on November 1839. They moved to Denver in 1863 and had three daughters. The Buckinghams lived on 14th Street between Champa and Curtis.
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Of Note
Mayor Buckingham was a prominent surgeon and he, with the support of Mrs. Buckingham, helped found the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. They also helped start a female college in Missouri prior to relocating to Denver. The family was also involved in the creation of the first high school in Denver.
