The youngest of 8 children, Mr. Forsyth was a telegrapher, bookkeeper, and merchant. This cummulative experience and terms as mayor and treasurer in Rock Springs together with a term as Sweetwater County state senator paved the way for his election as State Auditor. There, he served at least two terms.
source: History of Wyoming, I.S. Bartlett, Editor, 1918
-submitted by Clint Black, Sep 2011
Rock Springs Miner no. 43 October 27, 1906
ROBERT FORSYTH.
Republican candidate for State Senator is one of the most popular men in Sweetwater county. He was born at Neburgh, Ontario, Canada in 1873, where he spent the first sixteen years of his life. At that time he decided to cast his lot with Uncle Sam and started his career in this county as a telegraph operator in the employ of the Chicago Great Western R.R. After a short time in that position he went to Pueblo, Colo., where he was employed by the Santa Fe, in a like position. His next step brought him to Rock Springs where he entered the service of the Union Pacific R.R. Co. in 1891 as operator, remaining with them for nine years.
He next entered the store department of the U.P. Coal Co. as bookkeeper, holding this position until last January, at which time he was transferred to Hanna to take charge of a company store at that place. In May 1906 a vacancy occurred in the management of the U.P. Company store at this place and Mr. Forsyth was recalled to Rock Springs to assume the position, which he is now filling to the satisfaction of both the company and the patrons of the store. Mr. Forsyth has always been a consistent Republican and has held two city offices, having been for two years city treasurer and later served two years as mayor of Rock Springs. He is a member of the Elk and Masonic orders and takes an active interest in any project for the social or business advancement of our town. He will be elected Nov. 6 by a large majority and will ably represent the interests of both city and county, in the upper house at Cheyenne.
Rock Springs Rocket, Mar 19, 1931
FORMER MAYOR OF THIS CITY DEAD
ROBT. B. FORSYTH, MAYOR HERE IN 1905-06 ANSWERS LAST CALL
Robert B. Forsyth, former resident and mayor of Rock Springs, died at this home in Cheyenne early Tuesday. He had been in ill health for several years and during the last several months his condition was such that his life was despaired of at different times. His death was due to cancer.
Mr. Forsyth was elected state auditor in 1911 and re-elected to the same office in 1915. He had made Rock Springs his home for 30 years prior to his election to that office and had served the city as mayor in 1905-06.
He was born May 12, 1874 at Newburg, Ontario, Canada. When a young man he entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific railway as a telegraph operator and train dispatcher. He entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad in 1891 and held the positions of operator and dispatcher at Rock Springs until 1898 when he became head bookkeeper for the Union Pacific Coal company here. He continued in that position until 1904 when he was made manager of the store department of the company. Later he entered the employ of the J.P. McDermott company where he remained until shortly before his election to the state auditorship in 1911. After his retirement from office he was appointed state commissioner of insurance.
Mr. Forsyth was a member of both the Masonic Consistory and Commandry and also of the B.P.O. Elks. He was a Republican in politics.
He is survived by his widow and two sons, Donald and Stuart Forsyth.
Funeral today
Funeral services were held today at two-thirty p.m. at the Consistory temple in Cheyenne and were in charge of Wyoming Consistory No. One. During the services all state offices were closed as a mark of respect to the former state official. Burial was in Cheyenne.
source: History of Wyoming, I.S. Bartlett, Editor, 1918
-submitted by Clint Black, Sep 2011
Rock Springs Miner no. 43 October 27, 1906
ROBERT FORSYTH.
Republican candidate for State Senator is one of the most popular men in Sweetwater county. He was born at Neburgh, Ontario, Canada in 1873, where he spent the first sixteen years of his life. At that time he decided to cast his lot with Uncle Sam and started his career in this county as a telegraph operator in the employ of the Chicago Great Western R.R. After a short time in that position he went to Pueblo, Colo., where he was employed by the Santa Fe, in a like position. His next step brought him to Rock Springs where he entered the service of the Union Pacific R.R. Co. in 1891 as operator, remaining with them for nine years.
He next entered the store department of the U.P. Coal Co. as bookkeeper, holding this position until last January, at which time he was transferred to Hanna to take charge of a company store at that place. In May 1906 a vacancy occurred in the management of the U.P. Company store at this place and Mr. Forsyth was recalled to Rock Springs to assume the position, which he is now filling to the satisfaction of both the company and the patrons of the store. Mr. Forsyth has always been a consistent Republican and has held two city offices, having been for two years city treasurer and later served two years as mayor of Rock Springs. He is a member of the Elk and Masonic orders and takes an active interest in any project for the social or business advancement of our town. He will be elected Nov. 6 by a large majority and will ably represent the interests of both city and county, in the upper house at Cheyenne.
Rock Springs Rocket, Mar 19, 1931
FORMER MAYOR OF THIS CITY DEAD
ROBT. B. FORSYTH, MAYOR HERE IN 1905-06 ANSWERS LAST CALL
Robert B. Forsyth, former resident and mayor of Rock Springs, died at this home in Cheyenne early Tuesday. He had been in ill health for several years and during the last several months his condition was such that his life was despaired of at different times. His death was due to cancer.
Mr. Forsyth was elected state auditor in 1911 and re-elected to the same office in 1915. He had made Rock Springs his home for 30 years prior to his election to that office and had served the city as mayor in 1905-06.
He was born May 12, 1874 at Newburg, Ontario, Canada. When a young man he entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific railway as a telegraph operator and train dispatcher. He entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad in 1891 and held the positions of operator and dispatcher at Rock Springs until 1898 when he became head bookkeeper for the Union Pacific Coal company here. He continued in that position until 1904 when he was made manager of the store department of the company. Later he entered the employ of the J.P. McDermott company where he remained until shortly before his election to the state auditorship in 1911. After his retirement from office he was appointed state commissioner of insurance.
Mr. Forsyth was a member of both the Masonic Consistory and Commandry and also of the B.P.O. Elks. He was a Republican in politics.
He is survived by his widow and two sons, Donald and Stuart Forsyth.
Funeral today
Funeral services were held today at two-thirty p.m. at the Consistory temple in Cheyenne and were in charge of Wyoming Consistory No. One. During the services all state offices were closed as a mark of respect to the former state official. Burial was in Cheyenne.
The youngest of 8 children, Mr. Forsyth was a telegrapher, bookkeeper, and merchant. This cummulative experience and terms as mayor and treasurer in Rock Springs together with a term as Sweetwater County state senator paved the way for his election as State Auditor. There, he served at least two terms.
source: History of Wyoming, I.S. Bartlett, Editor, 1918
-submitted by Clint Black, Sep 2011
Rock Springs Miner no. 43 October 27, 1906
ROBERT FORSYTH.
Republican candidate for State Senator is one of the most popular men in Sweetwater county. He was born at Neburgh, Ontario, Canada in 1873, where he spent the first sixteen years of his life. At that time he decided to cast his lot with Uncle Sam and started his career in this county as a telegraph operator in the employ of the Chicago Great Western R.R. After a short time in that position he went to Pueblo, Colo., where he was employed by the Santa Fe, in a like position. His next step brought him to Rock Springs where he entered the service of the Union Pacific R.R. Co. in 1891 as operator, remaining with them for nine years.
He next entered the store department of the U.P. Coal Co. as bookkeeper, holding this position until last January, at which time he was transferred to Hanna to take charge of a company store at that place. In May 1906 a vacancy occurred in the management of the U.P. Company store at this place and Mr. Forsyth was recalled to Rock Springs to assume the position, which he is now filling to the satisfaction of both the company and the patrons of the store. Mr. Forsyth has always been a consistent Republican and has held two city offices, having been for two years city treasurer and later served two years as mayor of Rock Springs. He is a member of the Elk and Masonic orders and takes an active interest in any project for the social or business advancement of our town. He will be elected Nov. 6 by a large majority and will ably represent the interests of both city and county, in the upper house at Cheyenne.
Rock Springs Rocket, Mar 19, 1931
FORMER MAYOR OF THIS CITY DEAD
ROBT. B. FORSYTH, MAYOR HERE IN 1905-06 ANSWERS LAST CALL
Robert B. Forsyth, former resident and mayor of Rock Springs, died at this home in Cheyenne early Tuesday. He had been in ill health for several years and during the last several months his condition was such that his life was despaired of at different times. His death was due to cancer.
Mr. Forsyth was elected state auditor in 1911 and re-elected to the same office in 1915. He had made Rock Springs his home for 30 years prior to his election to that office and had served the city as mayor in 1905-06.
He was born May 12, 1874 at Newburg, Ontario, Canada. When a young man he entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific railway as a telegraph operator and train dispatcher. He entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad in 1891 and held the positions of operator and dispatcher at Rock Springs until 1898 when he became head bookkeeper for the Union Pacific Coal company here. He continued in that position until 1904 when he was made manager of the store department of the company. Later he entered the employ of the J.P. McDermott company where he remained until shortly before his election to the state auditorship in 1911. After his retirement from office he was appointed state commissioner of insurance.
Mr. Forsyth was a member of both the Masonic Consistory and Commandry and also of the B.P.O. Elks. He was a Republican in politics.
He is survived by his widow and two sons, Donald and Stuart Forsyth.
Funeral today
Funeral services were held today at two-thirty p.m. at the Consistory temple in Cheyenne and were in charge of Wyoming Consistory No. One. During the services all state offices were closed as a mark of respect to the former state official. Burial was in Cheyenne.
source: History of Wyoming, I.S. Bartlett, Editor, 1918
-submitted by Clint Black, Sep 2011
Rock Springs Miner no. 43 October 27, 1906
ROBERT FORSYTH.
Republican candidate for State Senator is one of the most popular men in Sweetwater county. He was born at Neburgh, Ontario, Canada in 1873, where he spent the first sixteen years of his life. At that time he decided to cast his lot with Uncle Sam and started his career in this county as a telegraph operator in the employ of the Chicago Great Western R.R. After a short time in that position he went to Pueblo, Colo., where he was employed by the Santa Fe, in a like position. His next step brought him to Rock Springs where he entered the service of the Union Pacific R.R. Co. in 1891 as operator, remaining with them for nine years.
He next entered the store department of the U.P. Coal Co. as bookkeeper, holding this position until last January, at which time he was transferred to Hanna to take charge of a company store at that place. In May 1906 a vacancy occurred in the management of the U.P. Company store at this place and Mr. Forsyth was recalled to Rock Springs to assume the position, which he is now filling to the satisfaction of both the company and the patrons of the store. Mr. Forsyth has always been a consistent Republican and has held two city offices, having been for two years city treasurer and later served two years as mayor of Rock Springs. He is a member of the Elk and Masonic orders and takes an active interest in any project for the social or business advancement of our town. He will be elected Nov. 6 by a large majority and will ably represent the interests of both city and county, in the upper house at Cheyenne.
Rock Springs Rocket, Mar 19, 1931
FORMER MAYOR OF THIS CITY DEAD
ROBT. B. FORSYTH, MAYOR HERE IN 1905-06 ANSWERS LAST CALL
Robert B. Forsyth, former resident and mayor of Rock Springs, died at this home in Cheyenne early Tuesday. He had been in ill health for several years and during the last several months his condition was such that his life was despaired of at different times. His death was due to cancer.
Mr. Forsyth was elected state auditor in 1911 and re-elected to the same office in 1915. He had made Rock Springs his home for 30 years prior to his election to that office and had served the city as mayor in 1905-06.
He was born May 12, 1874 at Newburg, Ontario, Canada. When a young man he entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific railway as a telegraph operator and train dispatcher. He entered the employ of the Union Pacific railroad in 1891 and held the positions of operator and dispatcher at Rock Springs until 1898 when he became head bookkeeper for the Union Pacific Coal company here. He continued in that position until 1904 when he was made manager of the store department of the company. Later he entered the employ of the J.P. McDermott company where he remained until shortly before his election to the state auditorship in 1911. After his retirement from office he was appointed state commissioner of insurance.
Mr. Forsyth was a member of both the Masonic Consistory and Commandry and also of the B.P.O. Elks. He was a Republican in politics.
He is survived by his widow and two sons, Donald and Stuart Forsyth.
Funeral today
Funeral services were held today at two-thirty p.m. at the Consistory temple in Cheyenne and were in charge of Wyoming Consistory No. One. During the services all state offices were closed as a mark of respect to the former state official. Burial was in Cheyenne.
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