Clifford Rogers
Clifford Rogers served as Acting Governor from 1953-1955 and twice held the office of State Treasurer (1946-1950, 1958-1962).
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Morgan, Elliot | Wyoming State Archives |
Morris, Alice | Robert G. and Elizabeth L. Rosenberg |
Morris, Esther Hobart | Abby Dotterer |
Nelson, Aven, longtime University of Wyoming botanist | Lori Van Pelt |
Nelson, S.A., Powell banker | Tom Rea |
Nineteenth Amendment, ratification of by Wyoming | Rebecca Hein |
Northern Arapaho Tribe, 1905 Land Cession Agreement | WyoHistory.org |
Northern Arapaho, arrival of on Shoshone Reservation, 1878 | WyoHistory.org |
Northern Utilities, Casper Star-Tribune and | Kerry Drake |
Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park | John Clayton |
Clifford Rogers served as Acting Governor from 1953-1955 and twice held the office of State Treasurer (1946-1950, 1958-1962).
Elected Governor of Wyoming in 1898, DeForest Richards served until his death four months into his second term in 1903.
John Osborne was elected Governor and served from January 1893 to January 1895. He was also a member of Congress from March 1897 to March 1899,
Elliot S. N. Morgan was the only Acting Governor during the Territorial period, serving as Acting Governor upon the death of Governor Hale.
Thomas Moonlight was elected State Senator for Leavenworth County in 1872 and then appointed Governor of Wyoming Territory by President Cleveland on January 5, 1887. Governor Moonlight took the oath of office January 24, 1887 serving until April 9, 1889
Leslie Miller was elected Governor in 1932 to serve the last two years of Governor Emerson's unexpired term. Reelected in 1935, Governor Miller served until 1939.
Frank Lucas took over as acting Governor upon Governor Ross' death and filled that post until the election of 1925.
John B. Kendrick rose from poverty to great wealth and later to the pinnacle of political power. He arrived in Wyoming Territory in 1879 with a Texas trail herd, and by the early years of the 20th century was running his own ranches and a local bank. A Democrat, he was elected governor in 1914, and later served three terms in the U.S. Senate. There he worked tirelessly on irrigation, land use, and protection of natural resources. With humor, charm, broad intelligence and a willingness to work with political opponents, he became a model for long-term success as a Democrat in a Republican state.
Frank Houx became Acting Governor with the resignation of Governor Kendrick. Governor Houx served two full years of Kendrick's term from February 26, 1917 to January 6, 1919.