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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—WyomingClifford Peter HANSEN
(1912-2009)
Senate Years of Service:
1967-1978Party: RepublicanHANSEN, Clifford Peter, a
Senator from Wyoming; born in Zenith, Teton (then Lincoln) County,
Wyo., October 16, 1912; attended the public schools of Jackson,
Wyo.; graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934; member,
University of Wyoming Board of Trustees 1946-1966, serving as
president 1955-1962; engaged in cattle ranching; officer of the
Wyoming Stock Growers Association, the American National
Cattlemen’s Association, and the Livestock Research and
Marketing Advisory Committee; Columbia Interstate Compact
commissioner; Snake River Compact commissioner; Teton County
commissioner 1943-1951; Governor of Wyoming 1963-1967; elected as a
Republican to the United States Senate in 1966; reelected in 1972,
and served from January 3, 1967, until his resignation December 31,
1978; served on the board of several financial and civic
organizations; was a resident of Jackson, Wyo., until his death on
October 20, 2009; remains cremated and interred at St. John’s
Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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