James Hamilton Peabody was the 13th and 15th Governor of Colorado, and is noted for his public service in Caon City.
James was the youngest ofchildren. He was born in Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, where his family raised crops and children. He attended school in Vermont, and later furthered his education there at the Bryant Commercial College at Barre, and Stratton Commercial College at Burlington, Vermont. Three of his brothers fought for the Union in the American Civil War. In 1871, while James was still in business college there, his family moved to Pueblo, Colorado after completing his degree the following year, James followed his family and kept the books for the family dry goods store for three years .
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