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BIOGRAPHICAL
JOSEPH MAULL CAREY.
Hon. Joseph Maull Carey has been identified with the development of Wy- oming from pioneer times and has left and will leave the impress of his ability and individuality indelibly upon the history of the state. In whatever capacity he has acted since arriving in Wyoming he has done his work well ; especially may we in this respect consider his services as United States attorney, United States terri- torial judge, mayor of Cheyenne, member of congress, United States senator and governor of the state of Wyoming.
He is a descendent of English and Scotch families who arrived in America during an early period of the colonization of the new world. His grandfather, Joseph Carey, who married Margaret, the daughter of Robert Hood, was en- gaged in agricultural and business pursuits all his life and passed away at Milton, Delaware, in 1838 and was buried at St. Georges' Chapel, one of the oldest Episcopal churches on the Delaware peninsula.
His father, Robert Hood Carey, the son of Joseph and Margaret ( Hood) Carey was born in Milton, Delaware, in 1811 and followed all his manhood, mercantile and agricultural pursuits. He died in 1891 in the same house in which he had been born eighty years before. His wife was Susan Pitt Davis, daughter of Robert Davis, born in 1813 and died in 1881. They are buried in the Carey lot in the Methodist Churchyard Cemetery at Milton, Delaware.
Joseph M. Carey, the subject of this sketch was born on January 19. 1845, at Milton, Delaware, and was the third son in a family of five boys and two girls. He pursued his education in public and private schools and in teaching a country school. He entered the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute at Fort Edward, New York and afterwards attended Union College, Schenectady, New York, remaining there until the end of his sophomore year in 1865. He was made honorary chancellor of that college in 1894 and with the honor came the degree of Doctor of Laws. Mr. Carey became a citizen of Pennsylvania in 1865. immediately taking up the study of law in the office of B. F. Temple, of Philadelphia, after- wards continuing his studies in the sanie city under the direction of W. I .. Dennis and Henry Flanders. He matriculated at the same time in the law department of the University of Pennsylvania from which he was a graduate with the class of 1867. He located immediately for the practice of his profession in Philadelphia.
In 1866, Mr. Carey made political speeches in Pennsylvania, first speaking at Reading, Pennsylvania, with Governor Geary then making a canvass for his second election for governor of that state. That year Mr. Carey cast his first vote. In 1868, under the direction of the chairman of the republican state com- mittee of New Jersey, Mr. Carey spoke in many towns in New Jersey.
In 1869, when Wyoming was organized as a territory, Mr. Carey was appointed the first United States attorney for the newly created territory. In 1872, when he was less than twenty-eight years of age, he was appointed by President Grant an associate justice of the supreme court of the territory. He retired from judicial office and the practice of law in 1876, having, however, in the meantime made a most excellent record upon the bench by the fairness and impar- tiality of his decisions, which were based upon a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and ability to accurately apply those principles.
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He was present and took part in all the details of the organization of the new government of Wyoming territory as provided for by the act of congress. After the counties were organized he was employed by the several county gov- ernments, where county attorneys had not been elected, to prosecute all territorial cases arising in such counties during the first year of the territorial government.
He early realized the resources of Wyoming and was one of the leaders in the development of live stock raising in this section of the country. In the undertaking he became associated with his brother, R. Davis Carey, of Phila- delphia, and later his brother, Dr. John F. Carey, in business in Wyoming. Subsequently he bought out the interests of his brothers.
In 1885 he originated and helped to organize the Wyoming Development Company for the reclamation of lands between the Sybille and Laramie rivers and Chugwater creek in the then Laramie county, of which company he was elected president, and later he became the president of the Wheatland Industrial Company, all of which has contributed to the settlement of what is known as the Wheatland Colony. This colony is perhaps the best object lesson of what can be done through irrigation for the development of the arid lands in Wyo- ming. The firm of J. M. Carey & Bro., subsequently the corporation of J. M. Carey & Bro., has led to substantial progress and improvement of this state as well as to the building of a great business. They erected some of the best blocks in Cheyenne and the city's progress is attributable in no small measure to their efforts.
He was present and participated in all the early meetings of the Wyoming Live Stock Association. He was for a number of years president of the asso- ciation. This association became the greatest organization of its kind in the world. At one time it had a membership representing fully $200,000,000.00 investments in the business. It became active not only in Wyoming but also in the adjoining states of Colorado and Nebraska and in the territories of Utah, Idaho, Montana and Dakota. This association has continued to grow, and the great business it today carries on for the protection of those interested in the live stock business can only be comprehended by an examination of its records.
At the same time, Mr. Carey continued a most active and helpful factor in public life. In 1880 he was chosen mayor of Cheyenne and continued in this office for three terms, making a record by the prompt, efficient and business-like manner in which he discharged his duties. Among other things, he secured legislation, notwithstanding great opposition, to build a residence water and sewer system for Cheyenne. He secured the cooperation of the then three banks of Cheyenne to carry the indebtedness of the city until he could dispose of the bonds with friends in the east.
In 1884 he was elected delegate to the Forty-ninth Congress, and he served in this capacity also in the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. In 1890 he was elected the first United States senator, which position he held until 1895. It was Mr. Carey who wrote the bill and the report thereon for the admission of Wyoming as a state in the Fiftieth Congress. In this work he had the continual support of the people of the territory. He procured for the state much legisla- tion during his service in the United States house of representatives and senate. That of first importance was the passage of the bill for the admission of Wyo- ming as a state, and second, the law since known as the "Carey Act." under which so much has been accomplished, notably in Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. This law, since in active operation, has contributed in a marked measure to the development of great irrigation work in the states enumerated. and the reclamation of large acreages in each of these states. He also secured legislation for the erection of government buildings at the capitals of Wyoming. Idaho and Nevada. He secured the necessary legislation for the establishment of all the land offices of this state except those at Cheyenne and Evanston, notably at Douglas, Sundance, Buffalo and Lander. He procured much other land legislation.
Mr. Carey represented the territory and state of Wyoming for twenty years
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on the republican national committee. He was commissioner of the territory of Wyoming at the World's Fair held at Philadelphia, 1876. Mr. Carey was governor of the state of Wyoming for the term commencing January 1, 1911, and ending 1915. During his term as governor there was a great deal of impor- tant legislation enacted and the manner in which he discharged the duties of the office was thoroughly appreciated by the people of Wyoming. He especially took an interest in the penal and charitable institutions and for the improvement of the condition of the inmates of these institutions. He exercised his parole and pardon powers as, it is said, no preceding governor had done.
He used the veto power to curb unnecessary laws and appropriations, yet there was more satisfactory legislation to the people during his term than during any other like period. He was asked to run again for governor or to become a candidate for United States senator. He declined to let his name be used again in connection with either position, saying, "There are many others in the state who are entitled to consideration," and that it was not necessary that anyone should be continued in office all the time and that there was no man whose position could not be filled.
On the 27th of September, 1877. Governor Carey was united in marriage to Miss Louisa David, of Dubuque, Iowa, whose people had become residents of Cheyenne in 1876. Her father, Edward C. David, was surveyor general of the territory of Wyoming. Two children were born of his marriage: Rob- ert Davis and Charles David Carey. The elder is a graduate of Yale University of the class of 1900 and is now at Careyhurst, being manager of the cattle interests of J. M. Carey & Bro. The younger son was also educated at Yale in . the Sheffield course and lives at Cheyenne. Both of the sons have homes in Wyoming but are largely interested financially with their father in the cor- poration of J. M. Carey & Brother.
Well descended and well bred, Joseph M. Carey in his active life record has reflected credit upon the family name. Nature endowed him with keen sagacity and intellectual force, and with the passing years he has wisely utilized his time, his talents and his opportunities. The steps in his orderly progression are easily discernible. He early proved himself an able lawyer and learned judge and he became one of the builders of the Western Empire. An eminent American citizen has said: "In all this world, the thing supremely worth having is the opportunity coupled with the capacity to do well and worthily a piece of work, the doing of which shall be of vital significance to mankind." The oppor- tunity came to Mr. Carey and the capacity was his. The combination has resulted most beneficially for Wyoming and the outcome of his efforts has been a most tangible factor in molding the material development and the political history of the state.
He may be truly called "the grand old man of Wyoming."
DON L. WAKEMAN.
Don L. Wakeman, engaged in the practice of law at Gillette, was the first white child born in what is now Crook, Weston and Campbell counties and was ushered into this world near Beulah, Crook county, July 30, 1882, a son of Edgar C. and Frances (Mulholland) Wakeman. The father was a native of Wisconsin and the mother of Oregon and they were married in South Dakota. They became residents of Wyoming in the year 1879 residing continuously in Crook county engaging in ranching and stockraising. The mother departed this life in 1910 but the father is still living near Moorcroft at this time. To this union two sons were born: Don L. Wakeman and Edgar E. Wakeman, now associated together as the well known law firm of Wakeman & Wakeman, of Gillette, Wyoming.
Don L. Wakeman, the elder son, has spent practically all his life in Wyoming,
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remaining upon the father's ranch during his boyhood and youth. After acquir- ing a public school education he pursued his school work at the State Normal School at Spearfish, South Dakota, later graduated from the Business College at Grand Island, Nebraska, and ultimately entered upon the study of law grad- uating in 1904 with degree of LL. B., being admitted to practice in this state in 1906. This same year he opened an office for the practice of law at Newcastle, Wyoming, where he remained for about a year and then moved to Gillette, where he has since resided. He has continuously followed his profession and by dili- gence and perseverance has built up a large practice gaining the reputation of being one of the leading lawyers in northeastern Wyoming. He has also, in association with his father and brother, large ranch interests near Moorcroft in Crook county, Wyoming.
In 1006 MIr. Wakeman was united in marriage to Miss Maud Pearson, a native of South Dakota, to which union have been born four children, Don L., David Neil, Harold E., and Ruth Frances.
Both parents are members of the Episcopal church and they are held in high esteem by their many friends and acquaintances.
Mr. Wakeman is an independent in politics and is now serving on his second term as county attorney of Campbell county. Prior to taking this office, he was United States commissioner for eight years. He is also deeply interested in educational affairs having served for several years on the local school board and to his untiring efforts is due, in a large measure, the effectiveness and advance- ment of the public school system in his locality.
Mr. Wakeman's political and professional duties have ever been discharged with marked capability and fairness and he is highly regarded both as a man and a citizen throughout the state. By reason of what he has accomplished in pro- fessional circles and his unswerving loyalty to his home community and state he is generally considered one of the prominent men of this state.
HON. JOHN E. OSBORNE.
Hon. John E. Osborne, who was governor of Wyoming and was appointed assistant secretary of state of the United States by President Wilson, is now concentrating his efforts and attention upon important business interests in Rawlins.
He was born in Essex county, New York. He attended the public schools of New York and afterward became a student in the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated on the completion of a medical course. Attracted by the opportunities of the growing west, he made his way to Rawlins in the early '&os and entered upon practice as a surgeon for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. He also became interested in sheep raising and banking and now owns much valuable real estate in Wyoming, including buildings and lands. He organized and is president of the Osborne Block Realty Company, which owns the Osborne building and the Miller block, two of the largest business and office buildings in Rawlins.
Gifted by nature for leadership, Mr. Osborne had been a resident of Wyoming for only a brief period before he became a prominent factor in the public life of the community, and three years after his arrival in Rawlins was elected as the second mayor of the city and occupied that position for two terms. In 1892 he was chosen governor of Wyoming and in 1896 further political honors were accorded him in his election to congress. He was appointed by Governor Moonlight chairman of the penitentiary building commission at the time of the erection of the present penal institution at Rawlins. In 1913 he was appointed the first assistant secretary of state of the United States and served during Presi- dent Wilson's first administration, after which he found it necessary to tender his resignation on account of failing health. Before his removal to Washington
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to assume the duties of the office he assisted in organizing and became president of the Rawlins National Bank, which position he resigned to take up his abode in the national capital. After his return to Rawlins he became the first vice president of the bank and is thus connected with the institution at the present time. He aided in organizing the Stockman's State Bank of Medicine Bow, of which he is a director, and he was also recently elected a director of the Citizens National Bank of Cheyenne. Largely interested in sheep raising, he is president of the Osborne Live Stock Company, operating most extensively in connection with that industry in Wyoming. He is heavily interested in real estate and his judicious investments have placed him among the capitalists of Wyoming.
In 1907 Governor Osborne was united in marriage to Miss Selina Smith a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Smith, who were also born in that state. Governor and Mrs. Osborne have one child, a daughter, Jean Curtis, who was born in Kentucky, December 6, 1908. Their home is one of the most beautiful and substantial residences in Rawlins.
In Masonic circles Mr. Osborne is well known, having taken the degrees of lodge, chapter, council and commandery, and he is also a member of Korein Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He likewise has membership with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He has traveled extensively, making trips to foreign lands, and in all sections of the globe he has collected rare curios and works of art. He has been especially interested in ancient Egyptian relics and in addition to his fine collection of that character he has many curios obtained in his own state.
JOHN MILLIKEN.
John Milliken, conducting a transfer, livery and automobile business at Hanna, was born in County Down, Ireland, February 23, 1854, a son of William Milliken, a representative of an old family of County Down, who became a Presbyterian clergyman and spent his entire life in his native country. He wedded Mary Boyd, also a native of County Down, and she, too, remained a resident of the Emerald isle until called to the home beyond. She became the mother of a large family and four of the children are still living.
John Milliken was educated in the schools of his native county and in the night schools of Carbon, Wyoming, where he took up his abode on coming to America in the fall of 1874, when a young man of about twenty years. Before he crossed' the Atlantic he had been employed in the coal mines of Scotland and on coming to the new world he thoroughly understood the work of mining and sought the opportunities offered in the mining districts of the west. He obtained employment along that line in Carbon county, Wyoming, and continued to devote his attention to mining until 1880. He then entered the hotel and saloon business and also engaged in dealing in horses. He made five trips overland in 1880 from Nezperce, Idaho,-trips that were full of hazardous and trying ordeals. He and his associates purchased horses from the Nez Perce Indians and on reaching cities of any size would sell what they could and then continue their journey. Mr. Milliken made drives of this kind with Frank Herzel, who was in the same business. Mr. Milliken continued his travels as far east as Montgomery, Alabama, and sold and handled upwards of ten thousand horses. In 1914 Mr. Milliken entered his present line of business, in which he has since been actively and continuously engaged. He has a transfer, livery and auto business and he is also engaged in raising horses, in addition to which he conducts a ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in Carbon county, having secured this as a homestead claim during the '70s. His business affairs are care- fully and wisely directed and are bringing to him a substantial measure of profit.
In 1882 Mr. Milliken was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Sutton, a native of England, who was brought to America in her infancy by her parents, who took up their abode in Illinois and afterward removed to Carbon, Wyoming,
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where they were pioneer residents. The father is now a resident of Sutton. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Milliken: Mary, who is the wife of Oscar Peterson, of Kemmerer; William S., who is head clerk in the Union Pacific Coal office at Hanna; Annie, who is the wife of Charles Gibbons, of Bangs, Wyoming; Marguerite, the wife of E. F. Hill, a registered pharmacist living at Grace, Idaho; Robert, who is associated with his father in the transfer business ; Agnes ; James ; John; and Dorothy.
Politically Mr. Milliken is a stanch republican and has filled the office of road supervisor for six years, his term ending in December, 1916. He has ever taken an active interest in politics and keeps thoroughly informed concerning the vital questions and issues of the day. He belongs to the Masonic lodge, to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and to the Presbyterian church and is loyal to the teachings and purposes of these organizations. His life has been well spent and he is greatly esteemed by all who know him. He came to America a poor boy but he possessed the substantial qualities of perseverance and adaptability and he has used his time wisely and well, so that as the years have gone on he has gained for himself a substantial place among the representative residents of Carbon county.
HON. HENRY GORDON BALCH.
Hon. Henry Gordon Balch was recognized as one of the foremost men of Wyoming of his day. He had much to do with the upbuilding and development of the state, where for a quarter of a century his enterprise, his progressiveness and his energy contributed largely to the material advancement of the state. He was born September 15, 1853, in Dedham, Massachusetts, a descendant of one of the prominent old New England families whose identification with that section of the country dates back to early colonial days. His parents were Joseph and Maria (Hallet) Balch. The father was for years the president of the Boylston Insurance Company and was well known in financial and business circles in Boston. He reared an excellent family, among his sons being Dr. Franklin Balch, an eminent member of the medical profession ; George Hallet, who succeeded his father as the president of the Boylston Insurance Company and so remained until the company liquidated; Joseph, a prominent broker of Boston ; and Henry Gordon.
The last named was educated at Roxbury Latin School, and owing to bron- chial trouble, from which he suffered in young manhood, he came west on the advice of the family physician, who believed that a higher altitude would prove beneficial, as the result proved. In 1876 Mr. Balch arrived in Albany county and the following year was joined by his boyhood companion, D. C. Bacon. They entered into business relations together with J. M. Carey, later governor of Wyoming. They embarked in the cattle business on the ranch long known as the Riverside, and being independent and full of energy, the two young men bought out Mr. Carey's interest and continued their operations in stock alone. They readily adapted themselves to the business and with genuine Yankee shrewd- ness introduced new methods of management that proved highly successful. From the beginning they prospered and extended their interests as the large means which were available to them readily permitted. They acquired other ranches and herds of cattle in Montana. In 1888 they divided their ranch and stock interests, Mr. Bacon taking the Riverside ranch and Mr. Balch the Montana property. The latter went to Billings, Montana, and remained there for a time and later removed to Salt Lake, where he lived for about one year. He and his friend, Mr. Bacon, were the prime movers in the organization of the Laramie National Bank in 1881, Mr. Balch becoming the president of the bank upon its organization. In 1895 this institution was consolidated with the Wyoming Na- tional Bank, the combination becoming the First National Bank of Laramie, of
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which Mr. Balch became the first president and continued its executive head to the time of his death. He had also become interested in banking in Salt Lake, where he established the Commercial National Bank. now the Continental Na- tional Bank of that city. He was extensively interested likewise in the First National Bank of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and at one time was president of all three of these associated banks. As he became absorbed in the banking business he gradually ceased his active operations in the stock industry, although to the last he had many interests in that line, as he had in various other business enterprises. In fact, Mr. Balch at the time of his death was so extensively interested in many business projects that his sudden demise distinctly disturbed the business affairs of the city and county more than had ever previously been felt in Laramie by the death of an individual. Among his varied interests, he was president of the Rock Springs Coal Company, with which he had been connected from its inception.
Mr. Balch died at his residence on Thornburg street in Laramie, February 3. 1901. For several months he had not been feeling well but he never com- plained, for it was not his nature to do so. The labors of the legislative session, following upon the many days of work on the board of county commissioners closing up his term of office as chairman of the board, an arduous trip to the state institutions and to Salt Lake, with its legislative excursions, and finally a severe cold contracted in Cheyenne, these were the conditions that led up to the fatal illness of Mr. Balch. On the day of his burial all the business houses and public schools of the city were closed in respect to his memory. It was a public funeral because Mr. Balch was a public man, and there was so great a desire among all the people to express their sorrow through attendance at the funeral that the preference of the family for privacy at this moment was put aside. Both houses of the state legislature adjourned on that day and, with Governor De Forest Richard, came to Laramie in a body to pay their respect for the last time to an honored fellow member.
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