Richard Sopris

Richard Sopris
Sopris, circa 1881
15th Mayor of Denver
In office
1878–1881
Preceded byBaxter B. Stiles
Succeeded byRobert Morris
Personal details
BornJune 26, 1813
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 7, 1893(1893-04-07) (aged 79)
Denver, Colorado

Richard Sopris (1813–1893) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1878 to 1881. Prior to that, he was a prospector, Captain in the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers, and a representative for what is now Colorado in the Kansas Territorial legislature.