Milward L. Simpson

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Milward L. Simpson

Milward Lee Simpson (born November 12, 1897 in Jackson , Wyoming , † June 11, 1993 in Cody , Wyoming) was an American politician ( Republican Party ), who was governor of the state of Wyoming from 1955 to 1959 and who served as governor from 1962 represented in the US Senate until 1967 .

Career

Simpson grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation, then worked as a coal miner, day laborer, cowboy, and semi-professional baseball player . During the First World War he served as a second lieutenant in the infantry . After the war he graduated from the University of Wyoming a Bachelor of Science degree , then went to the Law School of Harvard University and was admitted to the bar in Wyoming 1926th

He decided to embark on a political career in 1927 when he ran for a seat in the House of Representatives from Wyoming and remained there until 1929 after a successful election. Then he was President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming from 1943 to 1955. He also ran for a seat in the US Senate in 1940 without success , but was elected governor of Wyoming in 1954. He was a critic of the state's land policy. In this context, he urged that all state should go back to the state. Under his administration, the first state mental health department was established. He also had the first uranium factory built in Wyoming with federal approval. In 1958 he was defeated by John Joseph Hickey on his re-election attempt ; however, he later defeated this in his candidacy for the vacant seat of US Senator Edwin Keith Thomson , who died shortly after his election in 1960. Due to the effects of Parkinson's , Simpson did not seek re-election to the Senate.

His son Alan was also a member of the US Senate from 1979 to 1997.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.
  • US Congress. Tributes to Milward L. Simpson of Wyoming. 89th Cong., 2nd sess., 1966. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office , 1966.
  • Congressional Quarterly's Guide to US Elections , Wyoming Governor's elections, 1954 and 1958
  • William J. "Bill" Dodd, Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Claitor's, 1991)
  • Robert Wakefield, Ph.D, Milward L. Simpson: The Fiery Petrel , Wakefield Publishing

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personal data
SURNAME Simpson, Milward L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simpson, Milward Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Jackson , Wyoming
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1993
Place of death Cody , Wyoming