A PIONEER PASSED AWAY.
Sudden Death of A. G. Langford, the Coal Man, at His Residence on South Fourteenth Street Yesterday.
Denver lost a good man and a worthy citizen yesterday in the sudden death of A. G. Langford. He was a man who had been prominently identified with the mercantile and manufacturing interests of the state for the past twenty-five years. He fell dead at his house at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been subject to attacks of gastric fever for the past six months. These attacks were sometimes very severe. He went home on last Thursday afternoon and has not returned to the office since. Yesterday morning, a few minutes before his death, his wife saw him standing up in apparently healthy condition. His residence was at No. 22 South Fourteenth street. He leaves a widow and three boys, the eldest of whom is 14 years of age.
The deceased was fifty-one years old. He was a tall, heavily built man, and was very popular among the many who knew him. He was born in Utica, New York, in 1834. In his youth he removed to St. Paul, Minn., where he lived some six or seven years. He came to Denver at the time when the rich mineral discoveries in this section called the hardy pioneers across the plains to the shores of Cherry creek. After remaining in Denver for a couple of years he went to Black Hawk and engaged, in company with others, in the management of a foundry. This business proved very profitable. In 1876 Mr. Langford came back to Denver, in order to order to [sic] organize with some other capitalists the Colorado Iron works. In 1879 he sold out his interest in this business for the purpose of devoting all his attention to the Marshall Coal company, in which he became a heavy shareholder. Mr. Langford parted with his interest in this company several months ago. He was at that time manager of the company and had been so for some considerable time previous. He was succeeded a few months since by Gorge C. Lyman, who is the present general manager of the Marshall Consolidated Coal Mining company, which is practically a new company organized out of the old and which has its office at No. 247 Sixteenth street.
Mr. Langford was a Democrat in politics and was much respected by the members of his party, but was much better known as a business man than a politician. In 1882 he was a candidate for the legislature on the Democratic ticket and came within a very few votes of securing his seat, his friends of both parties giving him very good support. Mr. Langford was a man in whose integrity, foresight, judgment and ability his many friends had confidence. He was a good husband and father and was well liked by all with whom he had business or social relations. The brother of the deceased will arrive from St. Paul on Thursday, when the time for the funeral will probably be fixed. Mr. Langford leaves an aged mother, who is over 90, at St. Paul, and a brother and sister who also reside there. As one of the Colorado pioneers, Mr. Langford will be remembered with reverence by all old timers, for he was one on the more enterprising or their number in developing the resources of the state.
Source: The Daily News, Denver, Colorado, 23 Dec 1885, Page 3

LANGFORD—At Denver, Col., Dec. 22, 1885, Augustine G. Langford, formerly of St. Paul. His remains will be brought to this city for interment.
Source: Daily Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 25 Dec 1885

LANGFORD—At Denver, Colorado, Dec. 22, 1885, Augustine G. Langford. Funeral ceremonies having been held at Denver, there will be a brief service at the home of his mother at the residence of Wm. K. Marshall, 302 Sherman street, at 11 a. m., Thursday, after which interment will take place at Oakland cemetery. Friends are invited.
Source: Daily Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 30 Dec 1885