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John W. Armstrong (1890-1957) —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Hemingford, Box Butte
County, Neb., October
27, 1890.
Son of John Wadsworth Armstrong and Matilda (Mart) Armstrong.
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.
Son of Patrick J. Barrett and Elizabeth A. (Curran) Barrett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
rancher; 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.
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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Bryant Butler Brooks (1861-1944) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Bernardston, Franklin
County, Mass., February
5, 1861.
Son of Silas Newton Brooks and Melissa Minerva (Burrows) Brooks.
Republican. Livestock grower; oil
business; banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
Presidential Elector for Wyoming, 1900;
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.
Son of Joseph
Maull Carey and Louisa (David) Carey.
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.
Son of Peter Christofferson Hansen and Sylvia Irene (Wood) Hansen.
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.
Son of John Harvey Kendrick and Anna (Maye) Kendrick.
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;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1915-17; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
3, 1933 (age 76 years, 58
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope 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, 1914; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Gall, 1903-07; Munich, 1907-11.
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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