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Robert Adams (b. 1915) —
also known as Bob Adams —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., June 17,
1915.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1952;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1957, 1965;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1967.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Still living as of 1967.
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John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
8, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1869-75.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1880 (age 44 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) —
also known as A. G. Crane —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Davenport Center, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
1, 1877.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1947-51; Governor of
Wyoming, 1949-51.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died August
21, 1955 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael B. Enzi (b. 1944) —
also known as Mike Enzi —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., February
1, 1944.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1975-82; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1987-91; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1997-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Lee Houx (1854-1941) —
also known as Frank L. Houx —
of Wyoming.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
12, 1854.
Democrat. Mayor of
Cody, Wyo., 1901, 1905-09; secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1911-19; Governor of
Wyoming, 1917-19; defeated, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Died in the Irma Hotel,
Cody, Park
County, Wyo., April 3,
1941 (age 86 years, 112
days).
Interment at Cody
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (b. 1874) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Son of Eli Ridgely and Olive Marie (Allen) Ridgely.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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