John J. Hickey
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John Joseph Hickey was an American
politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming
.
Born in Rawlins
, Carbon County
, Wyoming, Hickey attended public schools and graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming
in 1934, and practiced law in Rawlins. He served as city treasurer of Rawlins from 1935 to 1940, and Carbon County Attorney from 1939 to 1942, and again 1946 to 1949.
In 1942 Hickey received an Army commission and served for four years, two of which were in the European Theater of Operations. He was relieved from active duty as a Captain in 1946.
Hickey was appointed United States district attorney for Wyoming by President Harry Truman in 1949. He served as Governor of Wyoming from 1959 to 1961, when he resigned; as he was 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 he served until November 6, 1962. Hickey was an unsuccessful candidate in 1962 for election to the vacancy and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a judge on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1966 and served until his death in 1970 in Cheyenne
, Wyoming. He was interred in Rawlins Cemetery.
United States
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politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming
Wyoming
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Born in Rawlins
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...
, Carbon County
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....
, Wyoming, Hickey attended public schools and graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
in 1934, and practiced law in Rawlins. He served as city treasurer of Rawlins from 1935 to 1940, and Carbon County Attorney from 1939 to 1942, and again 1946 to 1949.
In 1942 Hickey received an Army commission and served for four years, two of which were in the European Theater of Operations. He was relieved from active duty as a Captain in 1946.
Hickey was appointed United States district attorney for Wyoming by President Harry Truman in 1949. He served as Governor of Wyoming from 1959 to 1961, when he resigned; as he was appointed on January 3, 1961, as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator-elect Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Newcastle, Wyoming, he attended the public schools in Beulah, Wyoming and Spearfish, South Dakota...
, and he served until November 6, 1962. Hickey was an unsuccessful candidate in 1962 for election to the vacancy and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a judge on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1966 and served until his death in 1970 in Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
, Wyoming. He was interred in Rawlins Cemetery.