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Howard Sullivan October 9, 1876 - May 10, 1924 Bracken-Pendleton County KyArchives Biography

Author: Judy Stevens

Howard Sullivan,  was born October 9, 1876 in Pendleton Co. Kentucky.  He was 
the third son of Solomon Norris Sullivan and Caroline Phoebus Moore.  His older 
brother Charles had died before he was born.  His surviving older brother was 
Harry.  Howard’s father Solomon was a civil war veteran.  Both Howard’s parents 
came from established Kentucky families.

Howard’s proceeding siblings were Mildred, Stattie, Abbie,  Olive, Lenora, and 
Austin.  Of these only Olive and Austin are known to reach adulthood.  Mildred 
died at 12, Stattie I have found no information, Abbie died at 7 and Lenora at 
1.  Howards older brother Harry died  at 30 and left a son and daughter, Cecil 
Ray and Beatrice.  What became of them I have not yet discovered.  Their mother 
remarried after Harry’s death .

Howard attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.  He graduated about 1901 
and his first job was a school teacher.  According to his obit it was in 
Paducah, KY.  

Why and how Howard made his way to St. Louis is not yet known but that is where 
he met his future wife Katherine Wengler. She worked at the Clayton court house 
in St. Louis and Howard was a court reporter. In about 1906 he then went to 
Denver probably for health reasons and Katherine joined him and they married on 
June 13, 1908.  They had a daughter Dorothy in 1910 and a son, Eugene in 1913. 
Howard proceeded to become a very respected member of the Denver business 
community.  He was an editor for the Rocky Mountain News and Deputy State 
Statiatician.  In 1918 Howard was Secretary of the Denver Press Club, one of 
the oldest press clubs in the country.  
 

Howard’s Obit in Rocky Mt. News Sunday May 11th, 1924 paper:

Howard D Sullivan, deputy state immigration commissioner and widely known 
Denver newspaperman died at 9 o’clock yesterday morning at his home, 1311 St. 
Paul Street, after a long illness.

Born in Kentucky and graduated from Center College, Mr. Sullivan came to 
Colorado when his health failed, following a long newspaper career, in which he 
was on various papers in Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana and Chicago.  Previous to 
his taking up newspaper work, and following his graduation from college he 
taught in the Paducah high school.

Coming to Denver in 1906, Mr. Sullivan became a reporter on the Rocky Mt. News 
and continued on this paper throughout his newspaper career in Denver. Assigned 
to business reporting, he earned a reputation for thoroughness and accuracy 
which eventually led to his being selected for the position of statistician of 
the state board of immigration.
 Was Kindel’s Secretary
His knowledge of Denver and Colorado and his reputation of accuracy led George 
J. Kindel, when elected congressman, to employ Mr. Sullivan as private 
secretary, in which position Mr. Sullivan increased his knowledge of farming 
and immigration. Later Mr. Sullivan returned to The Rocky Mountain News, and in 
September 1915 he went to Great Falls, Montana as editor of the Daily Tribune 
of that city.

It was while he was occupying that position that Mr. Sullivan was elected 
statistician of the state board of immigration. He assumed his new position on 
Oct 2, 1916 and three years ago was made deputy commissioner, although he still 
carried on his work as statistician. It was his wide knowledge of statistics on 
business, mining and agriculture that aided him in the issue of the first 
Colorado Year Book, the official statistical publication of the state board of 
immigration, in 1917. The Year Book has been issued ever since. Overwork Broke Health

It was overwork on the 1924 issue that probably had much to do with the death 
of Mr. Sullivan, who was already weakened by an illness of several years, it is 
said.

Mr. Sullivan was one of the active members of the Denver Press club which he 
joined in 1908. He served one year term as secretary of that organization in 
1918.

Mr. Sullivan is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral arrangements 
have not as yet been made. Burial will be in Denver. (He is buried in Fairmont 
Park Cemetery in Denver, CO)


Submitted by: Judy Stevens
rbsjudy@aol.com



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For additional information I can be reached via email at rbsjudy@aol.com or PO 
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