Dean T. Prosser (May 10, 1917 – September 24, 2007) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the

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Life and career

Prosser was born in

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to Dean and Dorothy Prosser. He attended Cheyenne Central High School and the

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where he graduated with a Business Administration degree in 1939. He married Harriot Ann McSween in 1940 and together they had three children. Prosser served in the

from 1971 to 1982. He served on a number of committees including Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources, Mines, Minerals and Industrial Development, Transportation and Highways, and Rules and Procedures He stood for re-election in 1882 but lost due to a ''Democratic sweep'' with only one Republican in the nine elected and with Prosser coming 14th. Prosser died on September 24, 2007, at the age of 90.

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1917 births 2007 deaths Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators University of Colorado alumni {{Wyoming-politician-stub