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Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) —
also known as Thurman W. Arnold —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., June 2,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1921; mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean,
College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of
law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned
1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Lions.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria,
Va., November
7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Frank Aloysius Barrett (1892-1962) —
also known as Frank A. Barrett —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
10, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; rancher; Niobrara
County Attorney, 1923-32; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1933-35; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1943-50; Governor of
Wyoming, 1951-53; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1953-59; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., May 30,
1962 (age 69 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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James Emmett Barrett (1922-2011) —
also known as James E. Barrett —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., April 8,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1964;
Wyoming
state attorney general, 1967-71; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1971-87; took
senior status 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died, in Davis Hospice
Center, Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
7, 2011 (age 89 years, 182
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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Vernon G. Bentley (b. 1915) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., February
2, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948,
1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1952.
Protestant.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred H. Blume (b. 1875) —
of Audubon
County, Iowa; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa, January
9, 1875.
Lawyer; Audubon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1909-13; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1921-36; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1927-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Blume and Lena Blume; married 1920 to
Blanche Alexander. |
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Francis Lester Bowron —
also known as Les Bowron —
of Wyoming; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Lawyer; country music
songwriter; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1990.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert Warren Breckons (1866-1918) —
also known as Robert W. Breckons —
of Laramie
County, Wyo.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Laramie
County Attorney, 1896-98; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1902-13; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904,
1908.
Died November
26, 1918 (age 51 years, 345
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward L. Breckons and Mary (Allison) Breckons; married, August
5, 1893, to Frances E. Harrison. |
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Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Clarence Brimmer, Jr. —
of Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo.
Born in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1956;
Wyoming
state attorney general, 1971-74; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1974-75; U.S.
District Judge for Wyoming, 1975-.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wade Brorby (b. 1934) —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., 1934.
Lawyer; Campbell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1988-2001; took
senior status 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Timothy Farrar Burke (b. 1855) —
also known as Timothy F. Burke —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1898-1907, 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Burke and Sarah E. (Farrar) Burke; married 1879 to
Blanche Harvey. |
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Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924) —
also known as Joseph M. Carey —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1869; Wyoming
territory attorney general, 1869-71; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1872-76; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming Territory, 1876-90; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1881-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1890-96; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of
Wyoming, 1911-15.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., February
5, 1924 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member
of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin; married, November
24, 1932, to Hester Mae Wiltse. |
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Clarence Don Clark (1851-1930) —
also known as Clarence D. Clark —
of Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa; Evanston, Uinta
County, Wyo.
Born in Sandy Creek, Oswego
County, N.Y., April
16, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Uintah
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1888;
delegate
to Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1890-93; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1895-1917; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912.
Died November
18, 1930 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Evanston, Wyo.
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R. G. Diefenderfer —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Sheridan, Wyo., 1925.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugo Donzelmann (b. 1848) —
also known as Hugh Donzelmann —
of Wyoming.
Born in Menden, Germany,
August
23, 1848.
Lawyer; Wyoming
territory attorney general, 1888-90; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1897-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Cassius M. Eby (1862-1942) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Porter Township, Cass
County, Mich., July 31,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1912,
1940.
Died in Wisconsin, September
16, 1942 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Eby and Margaret (Miller) Eby; married 1883 to Eva
Lucretia Shelhamer; married to Estelle Hitchcock; first cousin twice
removed of Harry
S. Eby. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William J. Garlow (1913-1992) —
also known as "Bill Cody" —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., January
4, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1948;
founded radio
station KODI.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., September
18, 1992 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Old Trail Town Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Harrison Garlow and Irma Louise (Cody) Garlow; grandson
of William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Paul Ranous Greever (1891-1943) —
also known as Paul R. Greever —
of Wyoming.
Born in Lansing, Leavenworth
County, Kan., September
28, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor
of Cody, Wyo., 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1938.
Killed accidentally,
while cleaning his shotgun,
in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
16, 1943 (age 51 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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William Hale (1837-1885) —
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, November
18, 1837.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1863-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Iowa; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1882-85; died in office 1885.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., January
13, 1885 (age 47 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ray Hamilton (1851-1890) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1881, 1886-89;
in July 1889, while staying in Atlantic City, he was caught in a
national scandal,
after his wife, Eva, stabbed a nurse; she was arrested and tried; it
came out that Eva was still
married to another man, that she had bought a baby for $10 and
told Hamilton he was the father, to induce him to marry her; when
this was publicized,
Hamilton sued for divorce; as the case dragged on, he moved to
Wyoming to help a friend establish a hotel.
While on a hunting
trip, he drowned
while attempting to ford the Snake River, in Uinta County (part now
in Teton
County), Wyo., August
23, 1890 (age 39 years, 158
days).
Original interment somewhere in Teton County, Wyo.; reinterment in 1892 at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Schuyler Hamilton and Cornelia (Ray) Hamilton; grandnephew of James
Alexander Hamilton; great-grandson of Alexander
Hamilton; great-grandnephew of Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second great-grandson of Philip
John Schuyler; second great-grandnephew of Stephen
John Schuyler, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer and Robert
Van Rensselaer; third great-grandson of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt, Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandnephew of Jacobus
Van Cortlandt; fifth great-grandson of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Robert
Livingston the Elder; first cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed of Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Volkert
Petrus Douw, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, James
Livingston and Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin five times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Henry
Walter Livingston; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Maturin
Livingston and James
Parker; second cousin four times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, John
Jay, Frederick
Jay and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of Matthew
Clarkson; third cousin once removed of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John
Eliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Peter
Gansevoort, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit
Smith, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and John
Cortlandt Parker; third cousin thrice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay and William
Jay; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, James
Adams Ekin, John
Jacob Astor III, Richard
Wayne Parker, Charles
Wolcott Parker, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Bronson
Murray Cutting. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) —
also known as William H. Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming
Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;
defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1954.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) —
also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley
Knapp —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Osceola, Polk
County, Neb., July 19,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Goshen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of
Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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John James Jenkins (1843-1911) —
also known as John J. Jenkins —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.; Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Weymouth, England,
August
24, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Sauk
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1867-70; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; Chippewa
County Judge, 1872-76; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1876-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1909 (10th District
1895-1903, 11th District 1903-09); defeated in primary, 1908; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1910-11; died in office 1911.
Died in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., June 8,
1911 (age 67 years, 288
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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D. Thomas Kidd (b. 1934) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., February
1, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Natrona County, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ralph Kimball (b. 1878) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., November
23, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Fremont
County Attorney, 1903-04; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1915; district judge in Wyoming
6th District, 1919-20; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1922-48; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1931-37, 1943-44.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert Erwin Kimball and Rose Louise (Acre) Kimball; married, October
11, 1905, to Mary E. Bunce. |
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Jesse Knight (b. 1850) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 5,
1850.
Lawyer; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1890.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence A. Marty (b. 1926) —
of Green River, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.
Born in Leigh, Colfax
County, Neb., June 17,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Wyoming, 1958-59; chair of
Sweetwater County Republican Party, 1960-64, 1968-70; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman L. Marty and Frances J. (Harvey) Marty. |
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Thomas A. Nicholas (born c.1896) —
also known as Tom Nicholas —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1952-53, 1956-57; defeated, 1953, 1957; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1954.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, August 17, 1955 |
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Guy Ray Pelton (1824-1890) —
also known as Guy R. Pelton —
of New York.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
3, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1855-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Died in Wyoming, July 24,
1890 (age 65 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mahaiwe
Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.
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John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 79 years, 362
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (1874-1937) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., April 8,
1937 (age 62 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Teno Roncalio (1916-2003) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., March
23, 1916.
Democrat. Staff member for U.S. Senator Joseph
C. O'Mahoney, 1941; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976;
Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1957-61; chairman of board, Cheyenne
National Bank,
1960-68; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1965-67, 1971-78; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1966; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1969-70.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., March
30, 2003 (age 87 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Robert R. Rose Jr. (1915-1997) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
1, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1949-51; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1950-51; Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
1951-52; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1975-80; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1997
(age about
81 years).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert
R. Rose and Eleanor B. Rose; married 1948 to
Kathryn Lorraine Warner. |
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A. J. Rosier (d. 1932) —
of Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo.
Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1932; died in office 1932.
Shot
and killed by
Thomas Lacey, Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., April
15, 1932. Lacey, who then killed himself, had been convicted of
gambling, and was angered by Rosier's refusal to file a lawsuit on
his behalf against county authorities.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Leroy Sackett (b. 1876) —
also known as Carl L. Sackett —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Driftwood, Hitchcock
County, Neb., February
27, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1919-20; first vice-president,
Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank,
1928-34; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1933-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann (Burd) Sackett; married, May 1,
1914, to Margaret Woods. |
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) —
also known as Craig Thomas —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Died, of leukemia,
in the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 4,
2007 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-10; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37; took senior status 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Edwin Winter (1870-1948) —
also known as Charles E. Winter —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, September
13, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1908;
district judge in Wyoming 6th District, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1923-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1928.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., April
22, 1948 (age 77 years, 222
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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