Joseph M. Carey | |
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| 8th Governor of Wyoming | |
| In office January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Bryant Butler Brooks |
| Succeeded by | John B. Kendrick |
| United States Senator from Wyoming | |
| In office November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Succeeded by | Francis E. Warren |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890 Delegate | |
| Preceded by | Morton Everel Post |
| Succeeded by | (none) District Eliminated |
| 14th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
| In office 1881–1885 | |
| Preceded by | F. E. Addoms |
| Succeeded by | Francis E. Warren |
| Associate Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
| In office January 18, 1872 – 1876 | |
| Succeeded by | Jacob B. Blair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1845 Milton, Delaware, United States |
| Died | February 5, 1924 (aged 79) Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| Political party | Progressive (1912–24) Republican (Before 1910; 1912) Democratic (1910–12) |
| Spouse | Louisa David |
| Children | 2, including Robert D. Carey |
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| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (LL.B.) |
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Joseph Maull Carey (January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924) was an American lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who was active in Wyoming local, state, and federal politics.
In the 1860s, Carey practiced law in the eastern United States and participated in Pennsylvania and New Jersey politics. In 1869, he was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as the United States attorney in the Wyoming Territory and later to the Wyoming Supreme Court. After serving as the 14th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was elected to serve as Wyoming's delegate to the United States House of Representatives, where he introduced legislation admitting Wyoming as a state. Upon Wyoming's statehood, he was selected to serve as the state's first senator alongside Francis E. Warren.
In 1910, he left the Republican Party and was elected as Governor of Wyoming with the Democratic nomination. He retired from politics after leaving the governorship in 1914. He is to date the last mayor of Cheyenne to be elected governor.