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Teacher Politicians in Wyoming
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  Mary Bellamy (1861-1955) — also known as Marie Godat; Mrs. Charles Bellamy — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Richwoods, Washington County, Mo., December 13, 1861. Daughter of Charles Augustus Godat (1808-1860) and Catherine (Horine) Godat (1822-1908). Democrat. School teacher; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1911; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1916. Female. Swiss, Dutch, and English ancestry. First woman legislator in Wyoming. Died in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., January 28, 1955 (age 93 years, 46 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Charles Bellamy (1851-1934).
  Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) — also known as Alonzo M. Clark — of Gillette, Campbell County, Wyo. Born in Flint, Steuben County, Ind., August 13, 1868. Son of Newton Clark and Emily Eliza (Cleveland) Clark. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; Campbell County Clerk; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1927-35; Governor of Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyo., October 12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at Carleton Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Clark and Emily Eliza (Cleveland) Clark; married, November 28, 1896, to Lucy Myra Smith (died 1944); married to Florence Russell.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Barbara L. Cubin (b. 1946) — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Salinas, Monterey County, Calif., November 30, 1946. Republican. School teacher; social worker; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1987-91; member of Wyoming state senate, 1992-94; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1995-. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Edward F. Fisher (b. 1870) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wayne, Wayne County, Mich., October 31, 1870. Republican. School teacher; physician; surgeon for Amalgamated Copper Co. coal mines in Wyoming; member of Wyoming state house of representatives; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1924 (5th District), 1926 (21st District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District, 1929-36, 1941-44; defeated, 1944, 1950; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Jack Robert Gage (1899-1970) — also known as Jack R. Gage — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in McCook, Red Willow County, Neb., January 13, 1899. Son of Will Vernon Gage and LaVaughn (Phelan) Gage. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; Wyoming superintendent of public instruction, 1935-38; postmaster; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1959-63; Governor of Wyoming, 1961-63; defeated, 1962. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Died March 14, 1970 (age 71 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 29, 1922, to Leona Switzer.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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