Cyrus Beard (August 13, 1850 – December 16, 1920) was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 2, 1905, to December 16, 1920.Wyoming State Archives biography of Cyrus Beard, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Born in

Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. Venango County comprises the Oil City, ...

, Beard practiced law in

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before moving to

Evanston, Wyoming Evanston is a city in and the county seat of Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is located near the border with Utah. History Evanston was named after James A. Evans, a civil engineer for th ...

in 1890. He "established a prominent practice there", and in 1904 he was elected to the Wyoming Supreme Court. He was re-elected in 1912 and 1920, but died before his third term commenced.

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Justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court 1850 births 1920 deaths People from Venango County, Pennsylvania People from Evanston, Wyoming {{Wyoming-state-judge-stub