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Politicians in the Oil and Gas Business in Wyoming

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.   Relatives: Son of Silas Newton Brooks and Melissa Minerva (Burrows) Brooks; married, March 11, 1886, to Mary Naomi Willard.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert R. Burkhart (born c.1923) — also known as Bob Burkhart — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born about 1923. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil refinery worker; candidate in primary for mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) — of Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo. Born in Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb., June 4, 1905. Republican. Hotel owner; oil business; member of Wyoming state senate, 1943-53. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died, of cancer, in Niobrara County Memorial Hospital, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo., September 19, 1979 (age 74 years, 107 days). Interment at Lusk Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.   Relatives: Married to Gertrude Ord.   David Foote (1897-1973) — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Edgemont, Fall River County, S.Dak., September 5, 1897. Republican. Gold milling, Homestake Mining Co., Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, Standard Oil Refinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920; musician; photographer; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Toastmasters. Died in April, 1973 (age 75 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote; married 1917 to Myrtle Gladys Hanson.   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.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Stroock and Dorothy (Frank) Stroock; married, June 19, 1949, to Marta Freyre de Andrade.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary 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.   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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