Fenimore Chatterton Papers 1863-1977 1904-1954

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Fenimore Chatterton Papers 1863-1977 1904-1954

Fenimore Chatterton was a Wyoming state senator and governor and practiced law in Riverton, Wyoming. This collection contains correspondence from his various occupations, family photographs, and his autobiographical manuscript.

cubic ft. (3 boxes) + art + artifacts

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Chatterton (1860-1958) was born in New York and came to Wyoming in 1878 to work as a sutler at Fort Steele. He later operated a general store in Saratoga, Wyoming, and was elected as a state senator in 1890 for Carbon and Niobrara counties. From 1891-1892 Chatterton attended the University of Michigan's law school and from 1894-1898 he served as Carbon County attorney. In 1898 he was elected secretary of state and served as acting governor from April 1903 to January 1905 to fill the...

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