Sheridan County
Wyoming
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Sheridan County
Wyoming
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Sheridan County
Index to Locations Sheridan ElksCemetery Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
SheridanMunicipal Cemetery Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) — also known asWilliam H. Harrison — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,August10, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1927-29; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1945-50; member ofWyomingRepublican State Committee, 1946-48;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1954.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;SigmaChi;SigmaDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October8, 1990 (age94 years, 59days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. | John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) — also known asJohn F. Raper, Jr. — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.; Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Mapleton,MononaCounty, Iowa,June 13,1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean conflict;U.S.Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61;Wyomingstate attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,1966-67.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaNu;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Died in Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,June 10,1993 (age79 years, 362days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
| Henry Asa Coffeen (1841-1912) — also known asHenry A. Coffeen — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.; Big Horn,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born near Gallipolis,GalliaCounty, Ohio,February14, 1841.Democrat.Mayorof Sheridan, Wyo., 1888;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1893-95.Died in Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.,December9, 1912 (age71 years, 299days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
| Harry Adam Loucks (1877-1955) — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born inGrundyCounty, Iowa,June 1,1877.Mayorof Sheridan, Wyo., 1928-29, 1932-35; defeated, 1935.Died in Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.,November15, 1955 (age78 years, 167days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
| John D. Loucks (1845-1927) — of Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.Born in Howard,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,November1, 1845.Mayorof Sheridan, Wyo., 1884-86.Died in South Gate,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April23, 1927 (age81 years, 173days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
 Charles Clyde Chabo (1866-1945) — also known asC. C. Chabo — of Gillette,CampbellCounty, Wyo.Born in Powellsville,SciotoCounty, Ohio,October8, 1866.Locomotiveengineer;mayorof Gillette, Wyo., 1898-99.Member,OddFellows.Died in Midwest,NatronaCounty, Wyo.,January3, 1945 (age78 years, 87days).Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
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