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Lester Callaway Hunt

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Lester Callaway Hunt

Birth
Isabel, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Jun 1954 (aged 61)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Plot
Section J, Lot 2, Space C
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Politician. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was a member of Wyoming state house of representatives in 1933-34. He was secretary of state of Wyoming in 1935-43. A delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming in 1940, 1944, 1948. He was Governor of Wyoming in 1943-49. A U.S. Senator from Wyoming in 1949-54. Despairing over his poor health and threats to expose his son's arrest for homosexual solicitation, he shot himself in the head with a rifle, and died soon after.
Politician. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was a member of Wyoming state house of representatives in 1933-34. He was secretary of state of Wyoming in 1935-43. A delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming in 1940, 1944, 1948. He was Governor of Wyoming in 1943-49. A U.S. Senator from Wyoming in 1949-54. Despairing over his poor health and threats to expose his son's arrest for homosexual solicitation, he shot himself in the head with a rifle, and died soon after.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Imagine
  • Added: May 24, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8824907/lester_callaway-hunt: accessed ), memorial page for Lester Callaway Hunt (8 Jul 1892–19 Jun 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8824907, citing Beth El Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.