Sheriff's Department - History
1878 - 1879 George W. Draper
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was born in
New York City in 1844 and lived there until he was eight. At
that time the Draper family moved to Illinois. Young George
lived there until he was sixteen years old. By then Draper
was ready for a change; he crossed the mighty Missouri River
and headed for Wyoming Territory. Draper was elected to the
territorial legislature in 1877. His description was printed
in the newspaper, as was that of all legislators at the time.
It read: "5' 10" tall, 160 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair and
a drooping mustache." In the 1878 election, Draper ran for
sheriff of Laramie County and won with 1,074 votes to his opponent's
1,068 votes. The ballot was so close that a contest case was
started in court, but it was finally abandoned, and the vote
was left as it was originally tallied.
Information obtained from Wyoming
Territorial Sheriff's, by Ann Gorzalka. |
