Clifford P. Hansen

A Senator from Wyoming. Born in Zenith, Teton (then Lincoln) County, Wyo. , October 16, 1912. Attended the public schools of Jackson, Wyo. Graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934. Member, University of Wyoming Board of Trustees 1946-1966, serving as president 1955-1962. Engaged in cattle ranching. Officer of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, the American National Cattlemen's Association, and the Livestock Research and Marketing Advisory Committee. Columbia Interstate Compact commissioner. Snake River Compact commissioner. Teton County commissioner 1943-1951. Governor of Wyoming 1963-1967. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1966. Reelected in 1972, and served from January 3, 1967, until his resignation December 31, 1978. Served on the board of several financial and civic organizations. Was a resident of Jackson, Wyo. , until his death on October 20, 2009. Remains cremated and interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.