Francis E. Sheridan, known here as Frank or F.E. Sheridan was a member of the Meeker Townsite Company. I am sure in French Canada, where Francis Xavior Sheridan was born, the name rolled off the tongue rather smoothly.
Frank believed that his birth name might be a hinderance doing business on the frontier of Colorado, so he became Frank E. Sheridan with “E” standing for “X” as in “Xggs and Bacon” Some of his accomplishments,…