John Joseph Hickey

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John Joseph Hickey

John Joseph Hickey (born August 22, 1911 in Rawlins , Wyoming , †  September 22, 1970 in Cheyenne , Wyoming) was an American lawyer and politician and Governor of Wyoming from 1959 to 1961 . He then represented this state in the US Senate . He then served as a federal judge at the Federal District Court for the tenth district until his death .

biography

After attending public schools Hickey graduated from the College of Law of the University of Wyoming , he with a degree in law left. In 1934 he began working as a lawyer in Rawlins. From 1935 to 1940 he was a treasurer in his hometown. In 1939 he was appointed prosecutor for Carbon County and remained so until 1942. That year, Hickey joined the US Army ; he served four years, including 1944 to 1946 in Europe . Most recently he held the rank of captain . After his return to the USA, he served again as a district attorney until 1949.

In the same year, Hickey was appointed federal attorney for Wyoming by US President Harry S. Truman to succeed John Coleman Pickett ; he held this office until 1958. After that, Hickey, who was a Democrat , was elected Governor of Wyoming to succeed Republican Milward L. Simpson and remained so from January 5, 1959 until his resignation in early 1961. After December 9, 1960 Edwin Keith Thomson , Senator- designate Class 2 from Wyoming, died unexpectedly, Hickey took over the vacant position: From January 3, 1961 to November 6, 1962, he represented Wyoming in Congress . In 1962, however, his re-election failed; so from then on he practiced as a lawyer again.

On May 12, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated him - again to succeed John Coleman Pickett - as the new judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit , covering the states of Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Utah and Wyoming. After confirmation by the US Senate on June 9 of the same year, he was able to take office immediately. He died on September 22, 1970; its seat then fell to James Emmett Barrett .

Web links

  • John Joseph Hickey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hickey, John Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Rawlins , Wyoming
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1970
Place of death Cheyenne , Wyoming