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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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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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George White Baxter (1855-1929) —
also known as George W. Baxter —
of Denver,
Colo.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., January
7, 1855.
Democrat. Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1886; delegate
to Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for
Governor
of Wyoming, 1890; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, after suffering a gastric
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1929 (age 74 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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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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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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Barbara L. Cubin (b. 1946) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif., November
30, 1946.
Republican. School
teacher; social
worker; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1987-91; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1992-94; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1995-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jack Robert Gage (1899-1970) —
also known as Jack R. Gage —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
13, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; Wyoming
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-38; postmaster;
secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1959-63; Governor of
Wyoming, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died March
14, 1970 (age 71 years, 60
days).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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, 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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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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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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Malcolm Wallop (1933-2011) —
of Big Horn, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1933.
Republican. Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1969-72; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1973-76; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1977-95.
Episcopalian. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died September
14, 2011 (age 78 years, 199
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joshua Butler Wright (1877-1939) —
also known as J. Butler Wright —
of Wyoming.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
18, 1877.
Banker;
U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1927-30; Uruguay, 1930-34; Czechoslovakia, 1934-37; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1937-39, died in office 1939.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
December
4, 1939 (age 62 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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