STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED

In this post we will looking at Wyoming and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Wyoming is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. The 10th largest state by area, it is also the least populous and least densely populated state in the contiguous United States. Wyoming is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. Its population was 576,851 at the 2020 United States census, making it the least populated U.S. state. The state capital and the most populous city is Cheyenne, which had an estimated population of 63,957 in 2018. Wyoming’s western half is covered mostly by the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half of the state is high-elevation prairie called the High Plains. It is drier and windier than the rest of the country, being split between semi-arid and continental climates with greater temperature extremes. Almost half of the land in Wyoming is owned by the federal government, generally protected for public uses. The state ranks 6th by area and fifth by proportion of a state’s land owned by the federal government. Federal lands include two national parks (Grand Teton and Yellowstone), two national recreation areas, two national monuments, several national forests, historic sites, fish hatcheries, and wildlife refuges. Indigenous peoples inhabited the region for thousands of years. Historic and current federally recognized tribes include the Arapaho, Crow, Lakota, and Shoshone. During European exploration, the Spanish Empire was the first to “claim” Southern Wyoming. With Mexican independence, it became part of that republic. After defeat in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded this territory to the U.S. in 1848. The region was named “Wyoming” in a bill introduced to Congress in 1865 to provide a temporary government for the territory of Wyoming. Bills for Wyoming Territory’s admission to the union were introduced in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in December 1889. On March 27, 1890, the House passed the bill and President Benjamin Harrison signed Wyoming’s statehood bill; Wyoming became the 44th state in the union. Historically, European Americans farmed and ranched here, with shepherds and cattle ranchers in conflict over lands. Today Wyoming’s economy is largely based on tourism and the extraction of minerals such as coal, natural gas, oil, and trona. Agricultural commodities include barley, hay, livestock, sugar beets, wheat, and wool. It was the first state to allow women the right to vote and the right to assume elected office, as well as the first state to elect a female governor. Due to this part of its history, its main nickname is “The Equality State” and its official state motto is “Equal Rights”. It has been a politically conservative state since the 1950s. The Republican presidential nominee has carried the state in every election since 1968.

WYOMING TERRITORIES.

As specified in the designating legislation for the Territory of Wyoming, Wyoming’s borders are lines of latitude 41°N and 45°N, and longitude 104°3’W and 111°3’W (27 and 34 west of the Washington Meridian)—a geodesic quadrangle. Wyoming is one of only three states (the others being Colorado and Utah) to have borders defined by only “straight” lines. Due to surveying inaccuracies during the 19th century, Wyoming’s legal border deviates from the true latitude and longitude lines by up to half of a mile (0.8 km) in some spots, especially in the mountainous region along the 45th parallel. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho. It is the tenth largest state in the United States in total area, containing 97,814 square miles (253,340 km2) and is made up of 23 counties. From the north border to the south border, it is 276 miles (444 km); and from the east to the west border is 365 miles (587 km) at its south end and 342 miles (550 km) at the north end. The Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. The state is a great plateau broken by many mountain ranges. Surface elevations range from the summit of Gannett Peak in the Wind River Mountain Range, at 13,804 feet (4,207 m), to the Belle Fourche River valley in the state’s northeast corner, at 3,125 feet (952 m). In the northwest are the Absaroka, Owl Creek, Gros Ventre, Wind River, and the Teton ranges. In the north central are the Big Horn Mountains; in the northeast, the Black Hills; and in the southern region the Laramie, Snowy, and Sierra Madre ranges.

LIST OF GOVERNORS OF WYOMING

This is a list of governors of Wyoming, beginning with territorial governors. Wyoming Territory was organized in 1868, and the state was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming

Governors Of the State of Wyoming

There have been 20 Republican Governors, 13 Democratic and one Progressive.

Republican       Democratic       Progressive
Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Secretary of State	Notes
1			Francis E. Warren     June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929    (aged 85)	October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican		John W. Meldrum	[3]
	Amos W. Barber
2			Amos W. Barber     July 25, 1860 – May 18, 1915    (aged 54)	November 24, 1890	January 2, 1893	Republican		Amos W. Barber	[4]
3			John Eugene Osborne     June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943    (aged 84)	January 2, 1893	January 7, 1895	Democratic
4			William A. Richards     March 9, 1849 – July 25, 1912    (aged 63)	January 7, 1895	January 2, 1899	Republican		Charles W. Burdick
5			DeForest Richards     August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903    (aged 56)	January 2, 1899	April 28, 1903	Republican		Fenimore Chatterton	[5]
6			Fenimore Chatterton     July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958    (aged 97)	April 28, 1903	January 2, 1905	Republican	[4]
7			Bryant Butler Brooks     February 5, 1861 – December 8, 1944    (aged 83)	January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican		Fenimore Chatterton
	William Schnitger
8			Joseph M. Carey     January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924    (aged 79)	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Democratic		Frank L. Houx	[6]
	Progressive
9			John B. Kendrick     September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933    (aged 76)	January 4, 1915	February 26, 1917	Democratic	[3]
10			Frank L. Houx     December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941    (aged 86)	February 26, 1917	January 6, 1919	Democratic	[4]
11			Robert D. Carey     August 12, 1878 – January 17, 1937    (aged 58)	January 6, 1919	January 1, 1923	Republican		William E. Chaplin
12			William B. Ross     December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924    (aged 50)	January 1, 1923	October 2, 1924	Democratic		Frank Lucas	[5]
13			Frank Lucas     August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948    (aged 72)	October 2, 1924	January 5, 1925	Republican	[4]
14			Nellie Tayloe Ross     November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977    (aged 101)	January 5, 1925	January 3, 1927	Democratic
15			Frank Emerson     May 26, 1882 – February 18, 1931    (aged 48)	January 3, 1927	February 18, 1931	Republican		Alonzo M. Clark	[5]
16			Alonzo M. Clark     August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952    (aged 84)	February 18, 1931	January 2, 1933	Republican	[7]
17			Leslie A. Miller     January 29, 1886 – September 29, 1970    (aged 84)	January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic		Alonzo M. Clark
	Lester C. Hunt
18			Nels H. Smith     August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976    (aged 91)	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Republican		Lester C. Hunt
19			Lester C. Hunt     July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954    (aged 61)	January 4, 1943	January 3, 1949	Democratic		Mart T. Christensen	[3]
	William Jack
	Arthur G. Crane
20			Arthur G. Crane     September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955    (aged 77)	January 3, 1949	January 1, 1951	Republican		Arthur G. Crane	[4]
21			Frank A. Barrett     November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962    (aged 69)	January 1, 1951	January 3, 1953	Republican		Clifford J. Rogers	[3]
22			Clifford Joy Rogers     December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962    (aged 64)	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1955	Republican	[4]
23			Milward Simpson     November 12, 1897 – June 10, 1993    (aged 95)	January 3, 1955	January 5, 1959	Republican		Everett T. Copenhaver
24			John J. Hickey     August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970    (aged 59)	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1961	Democratic		Jack R. Gage	[8]
25			Jack R. Gage     January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970    (aged 71)	January 2, 1961	January 7, 1963	Democratic	[4]
26			Clifford Hansen     October 16, 1912 – October 20, 2009    (aged 97)	January 7, 1963	January 2, 1967	Republican		Thyra Thomson
27			Stanley K. Hathaway     July 19, 1924 – October 4, 2005    (aged 81)	January 2, 1967	January 6, 1975	Republican
28			Edgar Herschler     October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990    (aged 71)	January 6, 1975	January 5, 1987	Democratic
29			Mike Sullivan     September 22, 1939 (age 82)	January 5, 1987	January 2, 1995	Democratic		Kathy Karpan
30			Jim Geringer     April 24, 1944 (age 78)	January 2, 1995	January 6, 2003	Republican		Diana J. Ohman
	Joseph Meyer
31			Dave Freudenthal     October 12, 1950 (age 71)	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic		Joseph Meyer
	Max Maxfield
32			Matt Mead     March 11, 1962 (age 60)	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019	Republican		Max Maxfield
	Ed Murray
	Edward Buchanan
33			Mark Gordon     March 14, 1957 (age 65)	January 7, 2019	Incumbent[9]	Republican	Edward Buchanan

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM WEST WYOMING.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wyoming. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Wyoming.

List of representatives