The Political Graveyard: Laramie County, Wyo. (original) (raw)

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Unknown Location
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming

Beth El Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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| | Lester Callaway Hunt (1892-1954) — of Lander, Fremont County, Wyo. Born in Isabel, Edgar County, Ill., July 8, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1933-34; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1940,1944(speaker),1948,1952;Governor of Wyoming, 1943-49; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1949-54; died in office 1954. Member, Tau Kappa Epsilon. In despair over his poor health and threats to expose his son's arrest for homosexual solicitation, he died from self-inflicted rifle shot, at his desk in the Senate OfficeBuilding, and died soon after, in Casualty Hospital,Washington, D.C., June 19, 1954 (age 61 years, 346 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery. |

Cheyenne City Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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| | Joseph W. Fisher (1814-1900) — of Columbus, Warren County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pa., October 16, 1814. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1848-49; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania state senate 17th District, 1867-69; justice of Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1871-79. Died October 18, 1900 (age 86 years, 2 days). Interment at Cheyenne City Cemetery. |

Lakeview Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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| Francis E. Warren | Francis Emroy Warren (1844-1929) — also known as Francis E. Warren — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., June 20, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofWyoming territorial senate, 1873-74, 1884-85; treasurer of Wyoming Territory, 1876, 1879, 1882, 1884; mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1885; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1885-86, 1889-90; Governor of Wyoming, 1890; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1890-93, 1895-1929; died in office 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1900,1904,1912. Died in Washington, D.C., November 24, 1929 (age 85 years, 157 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. |
| | 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. 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. | |
| DeForest Richards | 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. |
| | Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924) — also known as Joseph M. Carey — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Milton, Sussex County, Del., January 19, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Wyoming, 1869; Wyoming territory attorney general, 1869-71; justice of Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1872-76; member of Republican National Committee from Wyoming Territory, 1876-90; mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1881-85; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885-90; member of Republican National Committee from Wyoming, 1890-96; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of Wyoming, 1911-15. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., February 5, 1924 (age 79 years, 17 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | William Alford Richards (1849-1912) — of Wyoming. Born March 9, 1849.Governor of Wyoming, 1895-99. Died July 25, 1912 (age 63 years, 138 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Amos Walker Barber (1861-1915) — also known as Amos W. Barber — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pa., July 25, 1861. Republican. Physician;secretary of state of Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of Wyoming, 1890-93. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., May 18, 1915 (age 53 years, 297 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | William Bradford Ross (1873-1924) — also known as W. B. Ross — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Dover, Stewart County, Tenn., December 4, 1873. Democrat. Laramie County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-07; Governor of Wyoming, 1923-24; died in office 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924(member, Credentials Committee).Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;Kiwanis. Died October 2, 1924 (age 50 years, 303 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) — also known as Nellie Davis Tayloe — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 29, 1876. Democrat. Governor of Wyoming, 1925-27; defeated, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1928,1940,1944(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948(alternate); Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1929; director, U.S. Bureau of the Mint.Female.Episcopalian.Firstwoman governor in the U.S. Died December 19, 1977 (age 101 years, 20 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958) — of Wyoming. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., July 21, 1860. Republican. Member of Wyoming state senate, 1890; Wyoming Republican state chair, 1893-94; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1899-1907; Governor of Wyoming, 1903-05.Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;Knights Templar. Died May 9, 1958 (age 97 years, 292 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | John Alden Riner (1850-1923) — Born in Preble County, Ohio, October 12, 1850.U.S. District Judge for Wyoming, 1890-1921; took senior status 1921. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., March 4, 1923 (age 72 years, 143 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (1874-1937) — 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. Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S. Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1914.Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., April 8, 1937 (age 62 years, 174 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Leopold Kabis (1846-1919) — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,February 4, 1846. Democrat. Restauranteur;Laramie County Clerk, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1888(member, Credentials Committee); member of Wyoming state senate, 1891-95; candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1892.Germanancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died, due to heart failure, in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., July 18, 1919 (age 73 years, 164 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | William Wellington Corlett (1842-1890) — also known as William W. Corlett — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Concord, Lake County, Ohio, April 10, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Cheyenne, Wyo., 1870-73; member of Wyoming territorial senate, 1871; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1877-79; defeated, 1869;member Wyoming territorial council, 1880-82. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., July 22, 1890 (age 48 years, 103 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |
| | Luke Voorhees (1834-1925) — of Wyoming. Born in 1834.Treasurer of Wyoming Territory, 1870. Died January 16, 1925 (age about 90 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | |

Memorial Gardens
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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| | John Joseph McIntyre (1904-1974) — also known as John J. McIntyre — of Douglas, Converse County, Wyo. Born in Dewey County, Okla., December 17, 1904. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1941-43; defeated, 1946; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1950; justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1960-74; died in office 1974. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., November 30, 1974 (age 69 years, 348 days). Interment at Memorial Gardens. |

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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| | Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) — also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., November 5, 1884. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; vice-chair of Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924(alternate), 1928,1940,1944(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. |
| | Teno Roncalio (1916-2003) — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo., March 23, 1916. Democrat. Staff member for U.S. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, 1941; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1976;Wyoming Democratic state chair, 1957-61; chairman of board, Cheyenne National Bank, 1960-68; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1965-67, 1971-78; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1966; member of Democratic National Committee from Wyoming, 1969-70. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., March 30, 2003 (age 87 years, 7 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. |

Olivet Cemetery
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming

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