Background
Whitford, Greeley Webster was born on June 5, 1856 in Rockville, Indiana, United States. Son of John W. and Jane (Harlan) Whitford.
Whitford, Greeley Webster was born on June 5, 1856 in Rockville, Indiana, United States. Son of John W. and Jane (Harlan) Whitford.
Public schools and Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1882. Moved to Whatcom (now Bellingham, Washington) and practiced law there, 1884-1887. Postmaster, 1885; moved to Denver, Colorado, 1887.
Assistant city attorney, 1889-1893.
District attorney 2d Judicial District, Denver, 1895-1897. United States district attorney for Colorado, 1897-1901.
Member Charter Convention to frame City Charter for Denver, 1903. District Judge, 2d Judicial District, Denver, 1907-1913, 1919-1921.
Justice Supreme Court of the Colorado, term 1921-1931, chief justice, 1929-1931.
Member Charter Convention to frame City Charter for Denver, 1903. Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Ida Spaulding, June 4, 1890 (died 1916). Married second, Mistress. Children: Kent Shelton, Mistress Ruth Kepner, Mistress Helen Jane Myers.