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 14 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.)
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.
Figure Dissected at Trial, circa 1915
Copy of newspaper articles about attorney Milton Louis Anfenger defending Horrace Golden, an illusionist, for non-payment for a wood model. The question was whether the arms and legs were detachable. Milton Anfenger lost the court case, but said he would appeal.
Milton Anfenger Accepting Award, 1944
Milton Anfenger is accepting an award at a banquet. Eight other men are standing around him.
Milton Anfenger Elks and Denver Bears Scrapbook, 1929-1952
Milton Anfenger scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and programs about Colorado Elks Club and his ownership of the Denver Bears baseball club from 1923 to 1932. He was known as "Mr. Baseball" in Denver. A member of Elks Lodge #17, he was elected Exalted Ruler in 1913.
Milton Anfenger in his Office, between 1920-1940
Portrait of Milton Anfenger, seated at a desk in his office. A portrait of his father, Louis Anfenger is hanging on the wall behind him.
Milton Anfenger in his Office, between 1920-1940
Portrait of Milton Anfenger, seated at a desk in his office. A portrait of his father, Louis Anfenger is hanging on the wall behind him.
Milton Anfenger Scrapbook, 1903-1913
Milton Anfenger scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, invitations, and programs about his political life, work as an attorney, and participation in many organizations. It also covers Milton Anfenger when he was in the Colorado militia during the 1904-1905 miner strikes in Cripple Creek.
Milton Anfenger Sitting in a Hotel Lobby, 1924
Milton Anfenger Speaking, 1950
Milton Anfenger is speaking at a lectern in an outside venue.
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