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Merchant Politicians in Wyoming
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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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph 'Joe' Anselmi and Mary (Menghini) Anselmi; married, July 10, 1929, to Louise Shuster.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer T. Beltz (1861-1950) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Bedford County, Pa., July 19, 1861. Republican. Merchant; real estate and insurance business; postmaster at Laramie, Wyo., 1898-1905, 1930-34. Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen; Modern Woodmen of America. Died June 12, 1950 (age 88 years, 328 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Beltz and Naomi (Gordon) Beltz; married 1882 to Mary Houniken.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Chaska, Carver County, Minn., March 11, 1900. Merchant; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1945. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of a pulmonary embolus, at Kassis Department Store, Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., August 14, 1961 (age 61 years, 156 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph William Craven.
  Sam Fratto (b. 1914) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Price, Carbon County, Utah, July 24, 1914. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; department store; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1949-51. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Optimist Club; Sertoma; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto; married 1941 to Margaret Cowper.
  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.
  Stephen Friel Nuckolls (1825-1879) — of Linden, Clay County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grayson County, Va., August 16, 1825. Democrat. Merchant; member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1859; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1869-71; member Wyoming territorial council, 1871. Founder of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Slaveowner. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, February 14, 1879 (age 53 years, 182 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Nuckolls County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Schwoob and Elizabeth (Steward) Schwoob.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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