Joseph M. Carey
| Joseph Maull Carey | |
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| 8th Governor of Wyoming | |
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In office January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Fenimore Chatterton |
| Succeeded by | John B. Kendrick |
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United States Sentator from Wyoming |
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In office November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895 |
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| Succeeded by | Francis E. Warren |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890 Delegate |
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| Preceded by | Morton Everel Post |
| Succeeded by | (none) District Eliminated |
| Associate Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
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In office 1871–1876 |
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| Personal details | |
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January 19, 1845 Milton, Delaware |
| Died | February 5, 1924 (aged 79) Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Political party | Progressive (1912–24) |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (Before 1912) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Joseph Maull Carey (January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924) was an American lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who spent most of his political career in Wyoming before and after it achieved statehood.
Carey was born January 19, 1845 in Milton, Delaware, and was educated in Fort Edward Collegiate Institute and Union College before graduating from the law department at the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1864. He was admitted to the bar three years later, in 1867.
Shortly afterwards, he struck west and became the first United States Attorney for the Territory of Wyoming from its organization and served in that capacity from 1869 to 1871. He subsequently became an associate justice in the Supreme Court of the Territory of Wyoming. He served the court from 1871 to 1876 before retiring from the bench to become a rancher.
Afterwards, he began to enter politics, first as a member of the Centennial Commission from 1872 to 1876, and then as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1876 to 1879. He was subsequently elected as mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming (from 1881 to 1885) and then was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing the Territory of Wyoming from 1885 to 1890. When the territory became a state, he was elected to the United States Senate from 1890 to 1895. In 1895 however, he failed in a run for re-election and returned to the practice of law. He did not reenter politics until 1911 when he made a successful campaign to be Governor of Wyoming.
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