Background
Hickey, John Joseph was born on August 22, 1911 in Rawlings, Wyoming, United States. Son of John Jay and Bridgid (O’Meara) H.
Hickey, John Joseph was born on August 22, 1911 in Rawlings, Wyoming, United States. Son of John Jay and Bridgid (O’Meara) H.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Wyoming, 1934.
Admitted to Wyoming bar, 1934, practiced in Rawlins, 1934-1942, city treasurer, 1935. Company, prosecuting attorney Carbon Company, Wyoming, 1938, 46. United State Attorneys, Cheyenne, since 1949.
Governor State of Wyoming, 1959-1961.
United States senator from State Wyoming, 1961-1963. Judge 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1963-1970.
Member board directors Carbon Company Memorial Hospital, 1935-1942, director, treasurer hospital board, 1936-1942. Served as captain United States Army, 1942-1945. Member Veterans Foreign Wars (commander Wyoming department 1949-1950), Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Clubs: Lions, Serra (Cheyenne).
Married Winifred Espy, January 14, 1946. Children: John David, Paul Joseph.