Milward L. Simpson was born in 1897, in Jackson, Wyoming to parents William and Margaret Burnett Simpson. He graduated from Cody High School in 1916. After serving in WWI, he graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1921. At UW, he captained the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He attended Harvard Law School for several years before taking over his father's law practice in 1924. Simpson married Lorna Kooi in 1929. They had two sons, Peter and Alan. In 1955, Simpson became Governor of Wyoming and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962. He retired in 1967. After retiring, Simpson helped create the University of Wyoming Political Science Foundation and the Wyoming High School Athlete of the Year program. During his lifetime, Simpson served on many boards including Husky Oil, the Boy Scouts of America, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Gottsche Foundation, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. Simpson died in 1993.
From the description of Papers, 1887-1995. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27968053
