LC control no. | n 88244763 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Simpson, Alan K. |
Variant(s) | Simpson, Al, 1931- |
Birth date | 19310902 |
Place of birth | Denver, Colo. |
Affiliation | University of Wyoming University of Wyoming. College of Law United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
Profession or occupation | Legislators |
Found in | U.S. immigration policy [SR] p1981: narration (Alan K. Simpson; panelist, US Senator (R-WY)) National Public Radio catalog (Alan K. Simpson) Gale biog. in context, Sept. 20, 2010 (Alan Kooi Simpson; b. Sept. 2, 1931, Cody, Wyo.; senator from Wyo., 1979-97; JD, U. Wyo., 1958) Hardy, D.L. Shooting from the lip, c2011: CIP t.p. (Senator Al Simpson) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, April 22, 2013 (Simpson, Alan Kooi, 1931- ; Senate service: 1979-1997; party: Republican; Senator from Wyoming; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., September 2, 1931; attended Cody, Wyo. public schools; graduated, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., 1954; graduated, University of Wyoming Law School 1958; admitted to the Wyoming bar in 1958 and commenced practice in Cody; served in the United States Army, Infantry 1954-1956; assistant attorney general of Wyoming 1958-1959; city attorney, Cody, Wyo.; United States Commissioner 1959-1969; member, Wyoming house of representatives 1964-1977; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, November 7, 1978, for the six-year term commencing January 3, 1979; subsequently appointed by the Governor, January 1, 1979, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Clifford P. Hansen for the term ending January 3, 1979; reelected in 1984 and 1990 and served from January 1, 1979, to January 3, 1997) |