Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952
Biography
Milton Louis Anfenger was born in Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1874. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. He married Essie Wolfshon in 1911. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics and was elected to the Colorado state senate in 1904. From 1923 to 1932, he was the owner of the Denver Bears baseball club. Milton Anfenger was a humanitarian, and civic leader in Denver, president of the Denver Western Baseball Club, and a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. Milton Anfenger died in Denver in 1952.
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
And Justice You Shall Pursue: Colorado's Early Jewish Attorneys, 2003
Brief biographies of early Jewish lawyers in Colorado and their contributions to the law, the Jewish community, and Colorado. (Two DVD copies.)
Anfenger as Humorist, circa 1905
Copy of newspaper article about Senator Milton Louis Anfenger by Thomas M. Hunter. It has a photograph of Senator Anfenger and has three cartons of Milton Anfenger. It has stories of Milton Anfenger's youth, his membership in the Elks and B'nai B'rith, and his service as a Colorado state senator and in the Colorado National Guard in Cripple Creek, Colorado during the 1903-1904 strikes.
Attorneys Fight in Court, circa 1915
Copy of newspaper articles about attorney Milton Louis Anfenger punching Assistant County Attorney C. A. Prentice in court after Prentice made an anti-semitic remark. Milton Anfenger was a former Colorado state senator.
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
B'nai B'rith Certificate to Milton Anfenger, 1950 March 19
Certificate from B'nai B'rith in appreciation to Milton Anfenger for more than a half-century of service. The certificate was done in Washington, D. C. and was signed by the President and Secretary of B'nai B'rith. Milton Louis Anfenger served as president of the Denver Lodge No. 171 and as president and treasurer of B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 2. Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.
B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge No. 171 Newsletter, 1911
B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 2 Convention President's Message, 1941 May 25
Message of Samuel J. Mantel, president of B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 2, for the eighty-ninth annual convention of the B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 2 in Columbus, Ohio. Milton Louis Anfenger served as president of the Denver Lodge No. 171 and as president and treasurer of B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 2. Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.
Bridge and Automobiles, 1906
Bridge Over River, 1906
Camp Goldfield, 1903 September 6
Tents in front of houses and a building with smoke stacks at Camp Goldfield during the 1903-1904 strike in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Camp Goldfield was below the Portland Mine in Goldfield, Colorado, near Victor, Colorado. Colonel Milton Louis Anfenger was an aide-de-camp to Colorado Governor James H. Peabody and militia Brigadier General Sherman M. Bell during Colorado's response to the 1903-1904 strike. The photograph is on page 37 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook.
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