Edward L. Berthoud

Captain Edward Louis Berthoud (1828-1910) was a military officer, statesman and engineer in the western United States during the late 19th century.

He came to the United States in 1830 with his parents and spent his childhood along the Mohawk River and in Oneida County in Upstate New York.

In 1860, during the Colorado Gold Rush, Berthoud and his wife Helen settled in the western part of the territory in the new town of Golden.

That same year he received commendations for his design of fortifications to save Jefferson City, Missouri, during a rebel attack.

As a member of the legislature, he helped authorize the foundation of the Colorado School of Mines and served as the college's first registrar, and on its Board of Trustees.