<P> The name of the site was changed to `` Denver City '' after Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver , in an attempt to ensure that the city would become the county seat of then Arapaho County , Kansas . Ironically , when Larimer named the city after Denver to curry favor with him , Denver had already resigned as governor and no longer had say in naming the capitol . </P>
<P> The name of the site was changed to `` Denver City '' after Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver , in an attempt to ensure that the city would become the county seat of then Arapaho County , Kansas . Ironically , when Larimer named the city after Denver to curry favor with him , Denver had already resigned as governor and no longer had say in naming the capitol . </P>
who was the city of denver named after
who was the city of denver named after
Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver
Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver