1431) James Burns Belford

James Burns Belford (1837 – 1910). American politician and a U.S. Representative from Colorado.

Upon the admission of Colorado into the Union, Belford was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress and was Colorado’s first U.S. congressman.

He was the father of journalist Frances Belford Wayne.

 

- "... he was also known for his "bright red hair, fiery speeches, and flamboyant persona” which landed him the nickname “Red-Headed Rooster of the Rockies,". https://www.thedenverchannel.com/.../stories-behind-the...

 

- "He was known as the "Red Rooster of the Rockies" because of his flaming red hair and "magnificently roseate beard." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Belford