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Robert Adams (b. 1915) —
also known as Bob Adams —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., June 17,
1915.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1952;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1957, 1965;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rudolph Theodore Anselmi (1904-1989) —
also known as Rudolph Anselmi —
of Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., May 1,
1904.
Democrat. Manager, Miners Mercantile
Co.; director, North Side State Bank;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1937-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1968.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, in the DePaul Hospital,
Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., June 11,
1989 (age 85 years, 41
days).
Interment at Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Wyo.
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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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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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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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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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Tom Paul Facinelli (b. 1900) —
also known as Tom Facinelli —
of La Barge, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.
Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., February
10, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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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. |
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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 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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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 Joseph Hickey (1911-1970) —
also known as John J. Hickey; J. J. Hickey —
of Wyoming.
Born in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., August
22, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1949-53; Governor of
Wyoming, 1959-61; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1966-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died September
22, 1970 (age 59 years, 31
days).
Interment at Rawlins
Cemetery, Rawlins, Wyo.
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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, Cheyenne, 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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Bill Nation (b. 1925) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Lingle, Goshen
County, Wyo., May 28,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; photographer;
real
estate agent; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1962-66; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1965-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Toastmasters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Oliver Nation and Marie (Voss) Nation; married, December
11, 1946, to Joanne Ida Petersen. |
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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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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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Thomas Frank Stroock (b. 1925) —
also known as Thomas F. Stroock —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
10, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; oil
executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, 1989-92.
Unitarian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1992.
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