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Wilford S. Anderson (1892-1964) —
also known as Andy Anderson —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho, April
23, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; telephone
company manager; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1958.
Swedish
and Danish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., December
5, 1964 (age 72 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Olaf Shenstrum Anderson and Marian (Bell) Anderson; married to
Dorothy E. Hughes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; lumber
dealer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1942-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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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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Bryant Butler Brooks (1861-1944) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Bernardston, Franklin
County, Mass., February
5, 1861.
Republican. Livestock
grower; oil
business; banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for Wyoming; Governor of
Wyoming, 1905-11.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., December
8, 1944 (age 83 years, 307
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
8, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1869-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1880 (age 44 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Davis Carey (1878-1937) —
also known as Robert D. Carey —
of Careyhurst, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., August
12, 1878.
Republican. Rancher; chair of
Converse County Republican Party, 1908-09; Governor of
Wyoming, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1930-37; defeated, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., January
17, 1937 (age 58 years, 158
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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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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Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Hotel
owner; oil
business; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1943-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in Niobrara County Memorial Hospital,
Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., September
19, 1979 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 21,
1860.
Republican. Member of Wyoming
state senate, 1890; Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1893-94; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1899-1907; Governor of
Wyoming, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died May 9,
1958 (age 97 years, 292
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) —
also known as Alonzo M. Clark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Flint, Steuben
County, Ind., August
13, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Campbell
County Clerk; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1927-35; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1928;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs
County, Wyo., October
12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Carleton
Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
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Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) —
also known as A. G. Crane —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Davenport Center, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
1, 1877.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1947-51; Governor of
Wyoming, 1949-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died August
21, 1955 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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G. W. Earle —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Physician;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1941; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1942-45; resigned 1945.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, November 5, 1941 |
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David Foote (1897-1973) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak., September
5, 1897.
Republican. Gold milling, Homestake Mining Co.,
Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, Standard Oil
Refinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920; musician; photographer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Toastmasters.
Died in April, 1973
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote; married 1917 to Myrtle
Gladys Hanson. |
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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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Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009) —
also known as Clifford P. Hansen —
of Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo.
Born in Zenith, Lincoln County (now Teton
County), Wyo., October
16, 1912.
Republican. Rancher; Teton
County Commissioner, 1943-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Governor of
Wyoming, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78.
Episcopalian.
Danish
and English
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Nu.
Died in Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., October
20, 2009 (age 97 years, 4
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
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Harry W. Hansen (b. 1884) —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo., January
12, 1884.
Republican. Mayor of Craig, Colo., 1920-21; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928;
member of Colorado
state senate 13th District, 1929-32.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen; married, November
20, 1919, to Maye Tiger. |
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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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Edgar Jacob Herschler (1918-1990) —
also known as Edgar J. Herschler; Ed
Herschler —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., October
27, 1918.
Democrat. Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1965; Governor of
Wyoming, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1976,
1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Freemasons.
Died February
5, 1990 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Kemmerer
City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Wyo.
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Edwin Mortimer Hewins (1839-1898) —
of Cedarvale, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, March
22, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 95th District, 1877-79; member of
Kansas
state senate 21st District, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1888.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo., 1898
(age about
59 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Converse County, Wyo.
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway
station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933) —
also known as John B. Kendrick —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born near Jacksonville, Cherokee
County, Tex., September
6, 1857.
Democrat. Rancher;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming, 1916,
1924;
Honorary Vice-President, 1912;
member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1915-17; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo., November
3, 1933 (age 76 years, 58
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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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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William Macgregor Laurie (c.1878-c.1955) —
of Wyoming; Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Scotland,
about 1878.
.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., about 1955 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Trinidad
Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo.
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Claude William Mapes (1887-1959) —
also known as C. W. Mapes —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Elmwood, Cass
County, Neb., April
19, 1887.
Railway
yardmaster; candidate for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1943, 1945 (primary), 1949 (primary).
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., May 8,
1959 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Oscar Mapes and Emma Frances (Stanley) Mapes; married 1911 to Nelle
Zoa Pickard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Star-Tribune, July 24, 1949 |
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John Eugene Osborne (1858-1943) —
also known as John E. Osborne —
of Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo.
Born in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1883-85; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1892;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1893-95; defeated, 1904; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1897-99; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1900-20; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1918.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., April
24, 1943 (age 84 years, 309
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Ky.
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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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William Bradford Ross (1873-1924) —
also known as W. B. Ross —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., December
4, 1873.
Democrat. Laramie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-07; Governor of
Wyoming, 1923-24; died in office 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1924 (age 50 years, 303
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Ellsworth Wagner Rowell (1886-1953) —
also known as E. W. Rowell;
"Bert" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in California, March
29, 1886.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; printing
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937;
candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Lions.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 27,
1953 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married, November
2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married 1933 to Izetta
mae Daugaard. |
| | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931 |
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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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Jacob Macomb Schwoob (1874-1932) —
also known as Jacob M. Schwoob —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Wellandport, Ontario,
July
8, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
mayor
of Cody, Wyo., 1903-05; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1905-13; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1924.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., December
17, 1932 (age 58 years, 162
days).
Entombed at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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John T. Scott (1872-1960) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in 1872.
Republican. Mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1926-27.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., April
21, 1960 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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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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Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) —
also known as Milward L. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in a log
cabin, Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., November
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1952;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in a nursing
home at Cody, Park
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 95 years, 210
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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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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