Quiat, Gerald
Person
Biography
Phillip and Anna Quiatowsky farmed at Cotopaxi, Colorado until the colony disbanded in 1882. Sons Ira and Simon became lawyers. Ira and his son Gerald were partners in a law firm. When clients could not pay legal fees in cash, they paid in mineral rights. Gerald expanded the business after his father died and is now one of the largest owners of mineral rights in the state of Colorado. His daughter Melinda became CEO of the Quiet Companies.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
Abstract
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Dates:
2010
Striking Liquid Gold: Colorado Jews in the Oil Business, 2016
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00016
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains DVDs created by Dr. Jeanne Abrams: A Grocery Store on Every Corner: Early Colorado Jewish Grocers; And Justice You Shall Pursue: Early Colorado Jewish Lawyers; A Legacy of Caring: Early Colorado Jewish Women 1860-1930 (2 copies); From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs; Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver's Jewish Community; Growing Up in Early Denver: The Lives of Jewish Children 1860-1940; At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys,...
Dates:
2016