Democrat • Cheyenne
Governor 1923-1924
William B. Ross was born in Dover, Tennessee on December 4, 1873. He moved to Cheyenne in 1901 and soon developed a successful law practice. Ross was a member of the Episcopal Church, a Mason, a charter member of the Young Men's Literary Club and a member of the state board of law examiners. In politics, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Laramie County from 1906 but was later unsuccessful in his quest for Congress and in 1917, for governor. In 1922, Ross was again nominated for governor but this time was elected. While in office, he became ill and died on October 2, 1924. He is buried in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He married Nellie Tayloe on September 11, 1902. They had four children. Nellie Tayloe Ross succeeded her husband as governor. To date, they are the only husband and wife to have both served as governor of Wyoming.
Inaugural Speech 1923
Message to the Legislature, 1923
The records of Governor Ross' term in office include:
- General Records
- Petition, Wiley and Wiley vs. Governor Ross
- Railroad Car Blueprint
- Administrative Records
- Correspondence
- General Correspondence
- Wyoming State Departmental Correspondence
- U.S. Departmental Correspondence
- Lake View Canal Project Correspondence
- Appointments
- Requisitions and Extraditions
- Legislative Affairs
- Petition, Tax Exemption for Sugar Factories
- Message to the Legislature, 1923
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