Horace Tabor

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Horace Tabor was a 19th-century American silver magnate and politician from Colorado, best known for his rapid rise to wealth during the silver boom and his scandalous marriage to Baby Doe Tabor.


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instanceOf businessperson
human
mining entrepreneur
politician
silver magnate
associatedWithEvent Colorado Silver Boom
associatedWithPlace American Old West
causeOfNotoriety high-profile second marriage to Baby Doe Tabor
scandalous divorce from Augusta Tabor
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalDepiction The Ballad of Baby Doe (opera)
era 19th century
familyName Tabor
fieldOfWork business
mining
politics
givenName Horace
hasInfluenceOn folklore of Colorado mining camps
mythology of the American West
industry commerce
real estate
silver mining
knownFor building opera houses
lavish lifestyle
philanthropy in Colorado
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
notableFor Colorado silver boom
marriage to Baby Doe Tabor
rapid rise to wealth
spectacular financial downfall
occupation businessman
miner
politician
prospector
owned Matchless Mine
mining interests in Leadville
placeOfActivity Denver, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
Rocky Mountains
politicalOffice Mayor of Leadville, Colorado
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
United States Senator from Colorado
religion freethinker
residence Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
sexOrGender male
socialClass nouveau riche
spouse Augusta Tabor
Baby Doe Tabor

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