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Patrick Sullivan
American politician from Wyoming

Patrick Sullivan

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American politician from Wyoming
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, USA
Age
79 years
Education
Creighton University
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Biography

Joseph R. Sullivan (June 20, 1880 – December 4, 1959) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life

Joseph R. Sullivan was born on June 20, 1880, in O'Neill, Nebraska. He graduated from high school in O'Neill and later received a law degree from Creighton University in 1908. On November 29, 1909, he married Amy, with whom he had four children with, including John F. Sullivan who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives, and Patrick B. Sullivan, who fathered Governor Mike Sullivan.

Career

Law

In 1910, he moved to Casper, Wyoming, where he practiced law before joining the staff of Wyoming's Attorney General in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In late 1910, he moved to Laramie, Wyoming, where he established a law practice. In 1935, he was selected to serve as president of the Wyoming State Bar Association.

Politics

From 1913 to 1917, Sullivan served in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1942, Governor Lester C. Hunt offered the position of Wyoming Attorney General to Sullivan, who was then serving as chairman of the Albany County Democratic Party, but he declined the position.

Later life

Sullivan served in the Albany Mutual Building Association, and on the board of trustees of the Ivension Memorial Hospital. From 1945 to his death, he served as a member of the University of Wyoming's board of trustees. On December 5, 1959, he died from a heart attack in a Laramie, Wyoming hospital.

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