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John W. Meldrum (1843-1936) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
carpenter; wagon
maker; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1882; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1884;
Surveyor General of Wyoming Territory, 1884-85; secretary
of Wyoming Territory, 1889-90; U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone
National Park, 1894-1935.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
27, 1936 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Arthur Norris (b. 1893) —
also known as W. A. Norris —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
10, 1893.
Democrat. General contractor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1944;
Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Elvin R. Stewart (1896-1951) —
also known as E. R. Stewart;
"Red" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.; Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb.
Born in Townsend, Broadwater
County, Mont., August
28, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lumber
salesman; contractor; real estate
business; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1945; service
station operator.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 8,
1951 (age 54 years, 284
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Bartlett Stewart and Lena (Schreiner) Stewart; married 1921 to Bertha
Erickson. |
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memorial |
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Carl Plin Taylor (1884-1968) —
also known as Carl P. Taylor —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rushford, Allegany
County, N.Y., January
2, 1884.
Worked on construction of the Panama
Canal; steel
construction business; built many oil storage
tanks; candidate for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1939.
Died in Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
25, 1968 (age 84 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Roland Lyman Taylor and Marion (JacksoN) Taylor; married, November
29, 1905, to Mayme Alice Brokaw; married 1916 to Etta
L. Porter. |
| | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Star-Tribune, September 27, 1939 |
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