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Robert Davis Carey
Robert Davis Carey (August 12, 1878January 17, 1937) was an American politician from Wyoming, a state of which he served as Governor and represented in the United States Senate. He was the first native-born Wyomingite to serve in either position. He was a member of the Republican Party. Biography Robert Carey was born on August 12, 1878, to Joseph Maull Carey and Louisa David in Cheyenne in the Wyoming Territory. He attended and received an education from the public schools and Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Carey attended college and graduated from Yale University in 1900, after which he moved to Converse County, Wyoming. Once back in Wyoming, Carey entered the livestock and agricultural businesses and took an interest in banking. He served as a member of the Progressive National Committee for Wyoming from 1912 to 1916 and chairman of the Wyoming State Highway Commission from 1917 to 1918. Carey also served as president of the Wyoming Stock Grower's Association betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election
The 1922 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918. Following the election of Governor John B. Kendrick to the U.S. Senate in 1916, Secretary of State Frank L. Houx served as acting Governor. He ran for re-election and faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from attorney William B. Ross. After defeating Ross by a decisive margin, he faced Robert D. Carey, the Republican nominee and the son of former Democratic Governor Joseph M. Carey. However, despite Houx's past electoral success, he faced difficult headwinds as Democratic candidates did poorly across the country in 1918. He ended up losing re-election to Carey by a wide margin. Democratic primary Candidates * Frank L. Houx, incumbent Governor * William B. Ross, attorney, 1910 Democratic nominee for Congress, former Laramie County Attorney Results Republican primary Candidates * Robert D. Carey, Chairman of the State Highway Commission, former Converse County Commissioner * M. B. Camplin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
