Park County
Wyoming
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Park County
Wyoming
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Park County
Index to Locations CodyCemetery Cody, Park County, Wyoming
Old Trail TownCemetery Cody, Park County, Wyoming See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
RiversideCemetery 1721 Gulch Cody, Park County, Wyoming
|  Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) — also known asMilward L. Simpson — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in alogcabin, Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.,November12, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1952;Governorof Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Rotary;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;AlphaTau Omega.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in anursinghome at Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,June 10,1993 (age95 years, 210days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| Paul Ranous Greever (1891-1943) — also known asPaul R. Greever — of Wyoming. Born in Lansing,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,September28, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;mayor ofCody, Wyo., 1930-32;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1938.Killedaccidentally,while cleaning hisshotgun,in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,February16, 1943 (age51 years, 141days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| George Washington Thornton Beck (1856-1943) — also known asGeorge T. Beck — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 28,1856.Democrat.MemberWyoming territorial council, 1889; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1904(HonoraryVice-President; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912(alternate),1928;candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1902.Died in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,December1, 1943 (age87 years, 156days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery; cenotaph atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.
| Richard R. Jones (1910-2008) — also known asDick Jones — of Powell,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,September5, 1910.Republican. Founder and owner of Dick JonesTruckingCompany; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Park County, 1955-56; memberofWyomingstate senate from Park County, 1957-74; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1964(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1974.Swedishancestry.Died in Powell,ParkCounty, Wyo.,August20, 2008 (age97 years, 350days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| Jacob Macomb Schwoob (1874-1932) — also known asJacob M. Schwoob — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in Wellandport,Ontario,July8, 1874.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;merchant;mayorof Cody, Wyo., 1903-05; member ofWyomingstate senate, 1905-13; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wyoming,1924.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Eagles.Died in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,December17, 1932 (age58 years, 162days).Entombed at Riverside Cemetery.
Crown HillCemetery Powell, Park County, Wyoming
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