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Milward Lee Simpson (November 12, 1897 – June 11, 1993) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming, the first born in the state. In 1985, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Jul 15, 2020 · On March 27, 1957, when Gov. Milward L. Simpson commuted the death sentence of Herschel Clay “Tricky” Riggle, he did so because the Wyoming Constitution gave him that power. But more importantly, he did so because, as he related in his statement, he did not believe in capital punishment.
Mar 12, 2020 · Milward Simpson joins us to catalogue his musical and theatre career, work with state parks and cultural resources, and being apart of the creative economic motion called The Vitality Index. Simpson is a fifth generation Wyomingite with a strong political family with close ties to the land.
Nov 8, 2014 · Milward L. Simpson was born in Jackson, Wyoming on November 12, 1897 and reared on the Wind River Indian Reservation. His Wyoming heritage ran deep as both of Simpson's grandfathers were early settlers of Wyoming.
Jul 10, 2015 · Milward Simpson is the Director of the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. He joins Wyoming Public Radio's Caroline Ballard to talk about the celebrations that will mark the 125th anniversary of Wyoming statehood, and to reflect on the state's legacy.
- Caroline Ballard
Jan 3, 2019 · MILWARD L. SIMPSON was born in Jackson, Wyoming. Raised on the Wind River Indian Reservation, he worked as a coal miner, day laborer, cowpuncher, and semi-professional baseball player, and served as 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry in World War I.
Milward L. Simpson was Governor of Wyoming from 1955 to 1959 and was elected to the United States Senate in 1962. Before that he was a prominent lawyer in Wyoming. In November 1942, Simpson became chairman of the Park County Civilian Defense.
