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John W. Armstrong (1890-1957) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Hemingford, Box Butte
County, Neb., October
27, 1890.
Republican. Farmer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1941-50.
Died April 8,
1957 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lander, 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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Carlton Blendt Jr. (1928-2005) —
of Townsend, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Powell, Park
County, Wyo., November
15, 1928.
Democrat. Dairy
farmer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th
District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Delaware, January
22, 2005 (age 76 years, 68
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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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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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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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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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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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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John D. McGill (b. 1846) —
of Rock Creek, Albany
County, Wyo.; Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Scotland,
July, 1846.
Republican. Livestock raiser; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1900.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Willing Peters (b. 1855) —
also known as Thomas W. Peters —
of Wyoming.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Cattle raiser; bank
director; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Plauen, 1889-96; U.S. Consul in Plauen, 1896-1903; Kingston, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General in St. Gall, 1903-07; Munich, 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. K. Posvar (1892-1972) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Freeland, Natrona
County, Wyo., July 2,
1892.
Democrat. Prospector;
rancher; candidate for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1935, 1937, 1941 (primary), 1943 (primary);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1964.
Died in September, 1972
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Marvin Thomas Richardson (b. 1941) —
also known as Marvin Pro-Life Richardson;
"Pro-Life" —
of Letha, Gem
County, Idaho.
Born in Carbon
County, Wyo., August
5, 1941.
Strawberry
farmer; candidate for Idaho
state house of representatives, 2004; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2006 (Constitution), 2010, 2014; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 2008, 2016 (Constitution primary); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 2012 (1st District), 2018
(Constitution, 1st District), 2020 (Constitution, 2nd District).
Still living as of 2020.
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