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Politicians in Railroading in Wyoming

Oakes Ames (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., January 10, 1804. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73. He and his brother Oliver Ames, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line, completed in 1869; he was as censured by the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier bribery scandal. Died in Easton, Bristol County, Mass., May 8, 1873 (age 69 years, 118 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Ames (1779-1863) and Susannah (Angier) Ames; brother of Oliver Ames Jr.; married to Eveline Gilmore; father of Oliver Ames (1831-1895); third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Alfred Elisha Ames; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Alonzo Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The city of Ames, Iowa, is named for him.  — The community of Ames, Nebraska, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Oliver Ames Jr. (1807-1877) — Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., November 5, 1807. Shovel manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union Pacific Railroad; he and his brother Oakes Ames were prime movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line. Died March 9, 1877 (age 69 years, 124 days). Interment at Village Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Ames (1779-1863) and Susannah (Angier) Ames; brother of Oakes Ames; married to Sarah Lothrop; uncle of Oliver Ames (1831-1895); third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Alfred Elisha Ames; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Alonzo Ames.   Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Charles Clyde Chabo (1866-1945) — also known as C. C. Chabo — of Gillette, Campbell County, Wyo. Born in Powellsville, Scioto County, Ohio, October 8, 1866. Locomotive engineer; mayor of Gillette, Wyo., 1898-99. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Midwest, Natrona County, Wyo., January 3, 1945 (age 78 years, 87 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Lafayette Chabot and Nancy Ann (Wyatt) Chabot.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: City of Gillette Ivan P. Goodman (1901-1950) — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Rich Hill, Bates County, Mo., September 23, 1901. Welder for the Burlington Railroad; insurance agent; used car dealer; finance company operator; candidate in primary for mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1947. Methodist. Died in Denver, Colo., November 11, 1950 (age 49 years, 49 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.   Relatives: Married, May 31, 1931, to Helen Ruth Hobbs.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, November 12, 1950   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.   A. C. Lathrop (born c.1841) — of Bryan, Sweetwater County, Wyo. Born in New York, about 1841. Republican. Railway station agent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1880. Burial location unknown. Claude William Mapes (1887-1959) — also known as C. W. Mapes — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Elmwood, Cass County, Neb., April 19, 1887. Railway yardmaster; candidate for mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1943, 1945 (primary), 1949 (primary). Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Casper, Natrona County, Wyo., May 8, 1959 (age 72 years, 19 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of William Oscar Mapes and Emma Frances (Stanley) Mapes; married 1911 to Nelle Zoa Pickard.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, July 24, 1949 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.   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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