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Nick Geis
Member of the Wyoming Senate
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born(1902-01-19)January 19, 1902
Creston, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1989(1989-09-18) (aged 87)
Political party Republican [1]
Children6; including Gerald Geis [2]

Nicholas E. Geis (January 19, 1902 – September 18, 1989) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate. [3]

Life and career

Geis was born in Creston, Iowa, to Francis A. Geis and Catherine A. Geis. [4] He went to school in Creston, Iowa, and O'Neill, Nebraska. [4] He move to Gillette, Wyoming, in 1915 with his family and then to Buffalo, Wyoming, in 1922. [4] He married Hazel I. Harvard in April 1925 and they lived in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, where he worked as for the Wyoming Highway Department. [4] He started his own livestock haulage company which he ran from 1944 until 1966 and maintained part ownership until 1972. [4]

In May 1966 he entered the race to represent Washakie County in the Wyoming Senate against fellow Republican Daniel F. Healy. [5] Geis served in the Wyoming Senate from 1967 to 1971. [3] He served on the Senate Ways and Means Committee for three terms. [3]

He married his second wife Pauline M. Willard in April 1980. [4]

Geis died on September 18, 1989, at the age of 87 in a retirement home in Wyoming. [4] He was buried at the Riverview Memorial Gardens in Worland, Wyoming, and was survived by his wife, one daughter and five sons. [4]

References

  1. ^ Wyoming. Secretary of State (1967), Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Results
  2. ^ "Gerald E. Geis: Senate Floor Leader". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. January 2, 1983. p. 124. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c "Senator Nick Geis". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nicholas 'Nick' Geis". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. September 20, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Seven File Petitions For Legislative Posts". Casper Star-Tribune. 27 May 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2023. Open access icon


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nick Geis
Member of the Wyoming Senate
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born(1902-01-19)January 19, 1902
Creston, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1989(1989-09-18) (aged 87)
Political party Republican [1]
Children6; including Gerald Geis [2]

Nicholas E. Geis (January 19, 1902 – September 18, 1989) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate. [3]

Life and career

Geis was born in Creston, Iowa, to Francis A. Geis and Catherine A. Geis. [4] He went to school in Creston, Iowa, and O'Neill, Nebraska. [4] He move to Gillette, Wyoming, in 1915 with his family and then to Buffalo, Wyoming, in 1922. [4] He married Hazel I. Harvard in April 1925 and they lived in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, where he worked as for the Wyoming Highway Department. [4] He started his own livestock haulage company which he ran from 1944 until 1966 and maintained part ownership until 1972. [4]

In May 1966 he entered the race to represent Washakie County in the Wyoming Senate against fellow Republican Daniel F. Healy. [5] Geis served in the Wyoming Senate from 1967 to 1971. [3] He served on the Senate Ways and Means Committee for three terms. [3]

He married his second wife Pauline M. Willard in April 1980. [4]

Geis died on September 18, 1989, at the age of 87 in a retirement home in Wyoming. [4] He was buried at the Riverview Memorial Gardens in Worland, Wyoming, and was survived by his wife, one daughter and five sons. [4]

References

  1. ^ Wyoming. Secretary of State (1967), Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Results
  2. ^ "Gerald E. Geis: Senate Floor Leader". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. January 2, 1983. p. 124. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c "Senator Nick Geis". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nicholas 'Nick' Geis". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. September 20, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Seven File Petitions For Legislative Posts". Casper Star-Tribune. 27 May 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2023. Open access icon



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