February 8
1919 Edwin Keith Thomson born in Newcastle. Thomson had risen spectacularly young, graduating from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1941 at which time he was only 22 years old. He entered the service thereafter and became the youngest battalion commander in the Army during World War Two, reaching that position at age 24. He was still in his 20s when discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1946. He became the Congressman from Wyoming in 1955. He was elected to the Senate in 1960, but died of a heart attack at age 41 before assuming his office. His widow, Thyra Thomson, served as Wyoming's Secretary of State for 24 years.
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