Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Wyoming
Politician members

• Rudolph Theodore Anselmi (b. 1904) -- also known as Rudolph Anselmi -- of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo. Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo., May 1, 1904. Democrat. Member of Wyoming state senate, 1937-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
• Frank Aloysius Barrett (1892-1962) -- also known as Frank A. Barrett -- of Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 10, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state senate, 1933-35; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1943-50; Governor of Wyoming, 1951-53; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1953-59. Member, Elks. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., May 30, 1962. Interment at Lusk Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo. See also: congressional biography.
• Robert Davis Carey (1878-1937) -- also known as Robert D. Carey -- of Careyhurst, Converse County, Wyo. Son of Joseph Maull Carey. Born in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., August 12, 1878. Republican. Rancher; Governor of Wyoming, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1924; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1930-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., January 17, 1937. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. See also: congressional biography.
• Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) -- also known as Vincent Carter -- of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 6, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1940. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in 1972. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M. See also: congressional biography.
• Tom Paul Facinelli (b. 1900) -- also known as Tom Facinelli -- of La Barge, Lincoln County, Wyo.; Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo. Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo., February 10, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
• William J. Garlow (b. 1913) of Cody, Park County, Wyo. Born in North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb., January 4, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Still living as of 1950.
• Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) -- also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little Leprechaun" -- of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo., June 9, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring about the establishment of the University of California at Irvine and California State University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. In the 1970s, he received payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal; pleaded guilty; sentenced to 6-30 months in federal prison; served one year. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., June 9, 2001. Cremated; ashes scattered. See also: congressional biography.
• Stanley Knapp Hathaway (b. 1924) Born in Osceola, Polk County, Neb., July 19, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Wyoming Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1994.
• John Joseph Hickey (1911-1970) -- also known as John J. Hickey; J. J. Hickey -- Born in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyo., August 22, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Attorney for Wyoming, 1949-53; Governor of Wyoming, 1959-61; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1961-62; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1966-70; died in office 1970. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died September 22, 1970. Interment at Rawlins Cemetery, Rawlins, Wyo. See also: congressional biography.
• Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) -- also known as Alan K. Simpson -- of Cody, Park County, Wyo. Son of Milward Lee Simpson. Born in Denver, Colo., September 2, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1964-77; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2002. See also: congressional biography.
• Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) -- also known as Milward L. Simpson -- Father of Alan Kooi Simpson. Born in a log cabin, Jackson, Teton County, Wyo., November 12, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1926-27; Governor of Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in a nursing home at Cody, Park County, Wyo., June 10, 1993. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Cody, Wyo. See also: congressional biography.