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Politician Professors in Wyoming
University and College Faculty, Professors, Deans

	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. Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold. 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.   Relatives: Married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan.   See also federal judicial profile
	Taft Alfred Larson (1910-2001) — also known as T. A. 'Al' Larson — of Wyoming. Born near Wakefield, Dixon County, Neb., January 18, 1910. University professor; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1976-84. Swedish ancestry. Died in Santa Ana, Orange County, Calif., January 26, 2001 (age 91 years, 8 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
	Philip J. Roberts (b. 1948) — also known as Phil Roberts — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in a hospital at Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo., July 8, 1948. Democrat. University professor; candidate in primary for Governor of Wyoming, 1998; chair of Albany County Democratic Party, 1998-2004. Member, American Historical Association. Still living as of 2005.
	Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., 1892. Democrat. University professor; historian; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948. Died, of heart failure, in Clarion, Clarion County, Pa., May 11, 1984 (age about 91 years). Body donated to the University of Michigan medical school.

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