Alsop, John DeKevon

John DeKevon Alsop was a son of Tom Alsop, a Wyoming pioneer rancher. The Alsop ranch was founded in 1874 and was located 15 miles northwest of Laramie. John DeKevon Alsop's mother sold the Alsop Ranch in the early 1900s and moved the family to Utah.

From the description of Oral history interview with John DeKevon Alsop, 1951. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 77561155

John D. Alsop was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature in 1946. He was active in Connecticut politics, at the state level, until the mid-1960s. In 1962 he ran unsuccessfully for governor and in 1965, at the Constitutional Convention, served as co-chairperson of one of the three committees responsible for writing the current Connecticut State Constitution.

From the description of John D. Alsop papers, 1965. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 46346592