History of Sussex County Delaware United States of America

History of Sussex County Delaware

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Joseph M. Carey - A Biography

Joseph M. Carey, senator, was born in Sussex county, Del., Jan. 19, 1845; son of Robert H. and Susan (Davis) Carey. He was educated at the Fort Edward collegiate institute and at Union college, New York, and in 1867 finished his law course at the University of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar and practised for two years in Philadelphia, removing in 1869 to Wyoming, where he was appointed U. S. district attorney for that territory. From 1871 to 1876 he was associate judge of the Wyoming supreme court, and from 1872 to 1876 he was a member of the United States centennial commission. He was elected mayor of Cheyenne in 1881, and was twice re-elected, serving until 1885, when he took his seat as territorial delegate in the 49th Congress. He was re-elected delegate to the 50th and 51st congresses, and introduced the bill which admitted Wyoming as a state. On Nov. 15, 1890, he was elected to the U. S. senate as the first senator to represent the state in Congress, his term of service expiring March 3, 1895. In 1894 Union college conferred upon him the degree of LL. D.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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