Background
Schwope, Mary Kathryn was born on July 21, 1917 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Charles Alfred and Mary Frances (Moriarty) Viox. Student public schools, Green River, Wyoming, 1923-1935.
Schwope, Mary Kathryn was born on July 21, 1917 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Charles Alfred and Mary Frances (Moriarty) Viox. Student public schools, Green River, Wyoming, 1923-1935.
Student public
With Union Pacific ready reckoner, 1936—1946. Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1975—1976, 1979—1992, Minority Whip, 1991—1992.
Member Democratic Precinct Committee, Cheyenne, 1957—1967. Vice chairman, district captain County Democratic Committee. Secretary City-County Civil Defense Council, 1962—1963, Laramie County Fair Board, 1966—1976.
Member State Advisory Council Vocational Education, 1976—1981, Silver-Haired Legislation Advisory Committee, 1982—1983, Wyoming Governor's Task Force Employment Older Americas, 1981—1986. Appointed member National Council State Legislature Labor Committee, 1989—1990, 1991—1992. Member of Women's Club Cheyenne, Wyoming Pioneer Association, Cheyenne Senior Citizens, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, Wyoming History Society (senior citizens advisory council 1989-1992), American Association Retired Persons, American Legion Auxiliary (state president 1968-1969, member national executive committee 1969-1970, plaque in appreciation for benefits to veterans Wyoming 1992), Cheyenne Women's Club, Democratic Women's Club.
Married Eldridge Lawson Schwope, July 15, 1940. Children: Michael Lawson, Fachon J. Schwope Wilson, Patricia K. Schwope Murphy Perry, Madalaine M. Schwope Connolly.