Nicholas E. Geis (January 19, 1902 – September 18, 1989) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate.[3]
Nick Geis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wyoming Senate | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1902 Creston, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1989 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Children | 6; including Gerald Geis[2] |
Life and career
editGeis was born in Creston, Iowa, to Francis A. Geis and Catherine A. Geis.[4] He went to school in Creston, Iowa, and O'Neill, Nebraska.[4] He move to Gillette, Wyoming, in 1915 with his family and then to Buffalo, Wyoming, in 1922.[4] He married Hazel I. Harvard in April 1925 and they lived in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, where he worked as for the Wyoming Highway Department.[4] He started his own livestock haulage company which he ran from 1944 until 1966 and maintained part ownership until 1972.[4]
In May 1966 he entered the race to represent Washakie County in the Wyoming Senate against fellow Republican Daniel F. Healy.[5] Geis served in the Wyoming Senate from 1967 to 1971.[3] He served on the Senate Ways and Means Committee for three terms.[3]
He married his second wife Pauline M. Willard in April 1980.[4]
Geis died on September 18, 1989, at the age of 87 in a retirement home in Wyoming.[4] He was buried at the Riverview Memorial Gardens in Worland, Wyoming, and was survived by his wife, one daughter and five sons.[4]
References
edit- ^ Wyoming. Secretary of State (1967), Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Results
- ^ "Gerald E. Geis: Senate Floor Leader". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. January 2, 1983. p. 124. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Senator Nick Geis". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nicholas 'Nick' Geis". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. September 20, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seven File Petitions For Legislative Posts". Casper Star-Tribune. 27 May 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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