John J. Hickey, Governor & U.S. Senator

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John Joseph Hickey

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Birthplace: Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
Death: September 22, 1970 (59)
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
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Son of John Joseph Hickey and Brigit Hickey
Husband of Lura Winifred Hickey

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About John J. Hickey, Governor & U.S. Senator

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John Joseph Hickey, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyo., August 22, 1911; attended the public schools; graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1934; practiced law in Rawlins in 1934; city treasurer of Rawlins 1935-1940; Carbon County Attorney 1939-1942, 1946-1949; in 1942 enlisted in Army and served for four years, two of which were in the European Theater of Operations; relieved from active duty as a captain in 1946; appointed United States district attorney for Wyoming by President Harry Truman in 1949; Governor of Wyoming 1959-1961, when he resigned; appointed on January 3, 1961, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator-elect Keith Thomson, and served until November 6, 1962; unsuccessful candidate in 1962 for election to the vacancy; resumed the practice of law; was appointed a judge on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1966 and served until his death in Cheyenne, Wyo., September 22, 1970; interment in Rawlins Cemetery, Rawlins, Wyo.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000561 Update 7/7/2016(CLM): Also known as "JJ"Find A Grave 6414951http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6414951

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John J. Hickey, Governor & U.S. Senator's Timeline

1911
August 22, 1911
Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
1970
September 22, 1970
Age 59
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States