Lereaux William Emery (October 31, 1874 – February 4, 1953) was an American businessman who owned many transportation companies and lodges, and expanded tourism into the

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s. Roe Emery was known as "the Father of Colorado Tourism". Emery raised sheep in

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. In 1914, he was one of two principals of the Glacier National Park tour buses called Red Jammers, the first authorized motor vehicles in the National Park system. The

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, built in 1920, was purchased by Emery in 1923 and was the start of lodging acquisitions, becoming a stop on his Rocky Mountains Circle Tours. He owned The Stanley Hotel from 1930 to 1946. Emery was president of the National Western Stock Show. Emery's son,

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, was part of the family business and later was a co-founder of the Denver Broncos. His grandson was Mark Udall, a United States Senator from Colorado.

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1874 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1870s-stub