Honorable James B. Arthur

“Entrepreneur, Pioneer, Statesman”

• Born 1835, Ireland
• Colorado Pioneer of 1860
• Entrepreneur in the hay and livestock business in Larimer County
• 1862 created private ditch from the Cache La Poudre River now known as the “Arthur Ditch”
• Director of the Poudre Valley Bank
• Director of the Empson Packing Company, Longmont
• Entrepreneur in the gypsum and plaster quarry business
• Vice-president of the Consolidated Plaster Company which encompassed quarries in Loveland, Denver, and Colorado Springs
• Larimer County Commissioner
• 1893-1895 Served as mayor of Fort Collins
• 1901-1902 Served as state Senator (Legislator Record)
• Served as past master for the Masons in Fort Collins and Greeley
• Vestryman in Episcopal Church

Bibliography

• Fort Collins Local History Archive Timeline
• Mini Bios of Scots
• Denver Library Mardos Collection