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Index to Locations
Cheyenne Unknown location
Cheyenne Beth El Cemetery
Cheyenne Cheyenne City Cemetery
Cheyenne Lakeview Cemetery
Cheyenne Memorial Gardens
Cheyenne Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Cheyenne Olivet Cemetery
Unknown
Location
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
Beth El
Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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Lester Callaway Hunt (1892-1954) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Isabel, Edgar
County, Ill., July 8,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933-34; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1943-49; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1949-54; died in office 1954.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
In despair over his poor health and threats to expose his son's
arrest for homosexual solicitation, he died from self-inflicted
rifle
shot, at his desk in the Senate Office
Building, and died soon after, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 19,
1954 (age 61 years, 346
days).
Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
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Cheyenne City
Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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Joseph W. Fisher (1814-1900) —
of Columbus, Warren
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
16, 1814.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1848-49; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1867-69; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1871-79.
Died October
18, 1900 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Cheyenne City Cemetery.
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Lakeview
Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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Francis Emroy Warren (1844-1929) —
also known as Francis E. Warren —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 20,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Wyoming
territorial senate, 1873-74, 1884-85; treasurer
of Wyoming Territory, 1876, 1879, 1882, 1884; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1885; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1885-86, 1889-90; Governor of
Wyoming, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1890-93, 1895-1929; died in office 1929;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1900,
1904,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1929 (age 85 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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DeForest Richards (1846-1903) —
of Wilcox
County, Ala.; Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., August
6, 1846.
Republican. Farmer; banker; Governor of
Wyoming, 1899-1903; died in office 1903; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1900.
Died April
28, 1903 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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William Alford Richards (1849-1912) —
of Wyoming.
Born March 9,
1849.
Governor
of Wyoming, 1895-99.
Died July 25,
1912 (age 63 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Amos Walker Barber (1861-1915) —
also known as Amos W. Barber —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa., July 25,
1861.
Republican. Physician;
secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of
Wyoming, 1890-93.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 18,
1915 (age 53 years, 297
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) —
also known as Nellie Davis Tayloe —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
29, 1876.
Democrat. Governor of
Wyoming, 1925-27; defeated, 1926; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(alternate); Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; director, U.S. Bureau of
the Mint.
Female.
Episcopalian.
First
woman governor in the U.S.
Died December
19, 1977 (age 101 years,
20 days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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John Alden Riner (1850-1923) —
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, October
12, 1850.
U.S.
District Judge for Wyoming, 1890-1921; took senior status 1921.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., March 4,
1923 (age 72 years, 143
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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Leopold Kabis (1846-1919) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
4, 1846.
Democrat. Restauranteur;
Laramie
County Clerk, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming Territory, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate, 1891-95; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1892.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, due to heart
failure, in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., July 18,
1919 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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William Wellington Corlett (1842-1890) —
also known as William W. Corlett —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Concord, Lake
County, Ohio, April
10, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Cheyenne,
Wyo., 1870-73; member of Wyoming
territorial senate, 1871; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1877-79; defeated, 1869;
member
Wyoming territorial council, 1880-82.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., July 22,
1890 (age 48 years, 103
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Luke Voorhees (1834-1925) —
of Wyoming.
Born in 1834.
Treasurer
of Wyoming Territory, 1870.
Died January
16, 1925 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Memorial
Gardens
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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John Joseph McIntyre (1904-1974) —
also known as John J. McIntyre —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Dewey
County, Okla., December
17, 1904.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1941-43; defeated, 1946;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1950; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1960-74; died in office 1974.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., November
30, 1974 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Memorial Gardens.
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Mt. Olivet
Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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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.
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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.
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Olivet
Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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Harry P. Hynds (d. 1933) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,
1932.
Died, of pneumonia,
in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., 1933.
Interment at Olivet Cemetery.
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