Edward D. Crippa
Edward David Crippa (born April 8, 1899 in Rock Springs , Sweetwater County , Wyoming , † October 20, 1960 ibid) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Wyoming in the US Senate .
After attending school in Wyoming Edward Crippa served as a private during World War I in the US Army . After his return to the USA he was a member of the city council of his hometown Rock Springs from 1926 to 1928. He subsequently embarked on a career as an entrepreneur: in 1930 he became President of the Union Mercantile Company , later owner and manager of the Rock Springs-based Crippa Motor Company, as well as President of the North Side State Bank and Director of the Rock Springs Fuel Company .
His first public office took over Crippa in 1941. As a highway commissioner he was until 1947 member of the government of Wyoming. On June 24, 1954 he was then appointed US Senator by Governor Clifford Joy Rogers ; in Washington he succeeded Democrat Lester C. Hunt , who had committed suicide five days earlier .
Edward Crippa did not run for the official by-election. In this the Democrat Joseph C. O'Mahoney was victorious, who then replaced him on November 28, 1954 again. Crippa went back to business and died in Rock Springs in 1960.
Web links
- Edward D. Crippa in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Edward D. Crippa in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Crippa, Edward D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crippa, Edward David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician (Republican Party) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rock Springs , Wyoming |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1960 |
| Place of death | Rock Springs , Wyoming |