Patrick Joseph Sullivan (March 17, 1864April 8, 1935) was an American politician. He was the mayor of

Casper, Wyoming Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the List of municipalities in Wyoming, second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of th ...

, from 1897 to 1898 and was a Republican member of the

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from

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from 1929 to 1930.

Biography

Sullivan was born on a farm at Kilcrohane, west of

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. He emigrated to America in 1888, landed in

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, and moved to the Territory of Wyoming where he raised sheep in Rawlins. He moved to Casper in 1892, and became interested in banking, the production of oil, and various other enterprises. He was a member of the

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from 1894 until 1896, and from 1898 until 1900. He served as the mayor of Casper from 1897 until 1899. In 1912 and 1916 he was a delegate to the

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from Wyoming. He was a member of the

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from Wyoming in 1924. On December 5, 1929, he was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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. He served in the US Senate from December 5, 1929, to November 30, 1930, when Robert D. Carey succeeded him. He was not a candidate for the election to fill the vacancy. Though Mr. Sullivan was a man of law and order, he did reciprocate the voluntary friendship of outlaws of his day. In particular, the Wild Bunch aka Hole in the Wall Gang (led by Butch Cassidy and Harry "Sundance Kid" Longabaugh) who respected and were friendly to Mr. Sullivan despite his stand for law and order. (Denver Post - Sunday Morning Edition, March 9, 1930)

Death

Sullivan died on April 8, 1935, in

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. He is interred in Highland Cemetery in Casper, Wyoming.''Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971''
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Govtrack.usBaptism record (28 March 1864 - Muintervara Parish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Patrick Joseph 1864 births 1935 deaths Irish emigrants to the United States Mayors of places in Wyoming Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives People from Bantry Politicians from Casper, Wyoming Politicians from County Cork Republican Party United States senators from Wyoming 20th-century United States senators 19th-century Wyoming politicians