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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936,
1940.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Son of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Moose; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sam Fratto (b. 1914) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, July 24,
1914.
Son of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto.
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.
Still living as of 1951.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Margaret Cowper. |
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Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) —
also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley
Knapp —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Osceola, Polk
County, Neb., July 19,
1924.
Son of Robert Knapp and Lily Knapp.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Goshen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of
Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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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; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1956;
member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) —
also known as Milward L. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in a log
cabin, Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., November
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1936,
1952;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in a nursing
home at Cody, Park
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 95 years, 210
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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