Robert D. Carey was born on August 12, 1878 in Cheyenne to Governor Joseph and Louisa Carey. After graduating from Yale University, Carey returned to Wyoming to manage the extensive Carey ranching holdings. Over time, he developed numerous business and real estate interests across the state and was a member of numerous organizations. He was active in politics, including Converse County commissioner, state fair commission, State Council of Defense, Republican Party, and a 1924 presidential commission. He was elected governor in 1918 and served one term. He was elected the US Senate in 1930 but was defeated for re-election in 1936. He died in Cheyenne on January 17, 1937.

The Governor Robert D. Carey Collection

• General Records
• Testimony, John Cordello Trial
• Liberty Bond Sales Record
• Investigation of Insurance Companies
• Colorado River Compact
• Organization of Teton County
• Contracts
• Newspaper Clippings
• Administrative Records
• Correspondence
• Financial Records
• Expense Register
• Appointments
• Proclamations
• Requisitions and Extraditions
• Legislative Affairs
• A Bill for Public Health
• Budget and Appropriations made by the Sixteenth State Legislature.
• Message to the Legislature, 1919
• Message to the Legislature, 1921

Quotations

We must never be foregetful of the sacrifices made by those who took part in this war, and should always be mindful of the fact that to them and to others of their kind we owe a debt that we can never repay." -- Message to the Legislature, 1919, p3.

Additional Resources

• Joseph M. Carey family papers, 1869-1978, Joseph M. Carey family papers, 1869-1978, Collection Number 01212, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.