| LC control no. | n 97088110 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hickey, John Joseph, 1911-1970 |
| Variant(s) | Hickey, J. J. (John Joseph), 1911-1970 Hickey, Joe, 1911-1970 Hickey, Joseph J., 1911-1970 |
| See also | Wyoming. Governor (1959-1961 : Hickey) |
| Birth date | 1911-08-22 |
| Death date | 1970-09-22 |
| Place of birth | Rawlins (Wyo.) |
| Place of death | Cheyenne (Wyo.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors--Wyoming Legislators |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Wyoming State Archives for His Papers, 1959-1060 (Joseph J. Hickey; governor of Wyo.; b. 1911; d. 1970; attorney; U.S. attorney (1950-1953); Democratic state chairman; U.S. senator (1961-1963)) Register of the gov. of the states of the U.S.A., 1776-1974 (J.J. or John Joseph Hickey; gov. 1959-1961) Wyo. official register, 1985 (J.J. or "Joe" Hickey) Bio. dir. of Amer. congress (John Joseph Hickey) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed December 21, 2023: (Hickey, John Joseph, 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 from January 3, 1961, to 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.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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