Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Thursday, October 2, 1924. The death of Governor William B. Ross.



Today In Wyoming's History: October 21924  Governor William B. Ross died while in office .  His wife, Nellie Tayloe Ross, would become the US's first women governor the month thereafter when she won in a special election in spite of not campaigning.  She would serve only until 1926, however, when she would loose a subsequent election.

Secretary of State Frank Lucas became interim Governor.



His widow, Nellie Tayloe Ross, would be forever remembered as the first female governor in the United States, but her life was full of tragedy. The Ross' had lost a baby.  Of two three surviving sons, James A. Ross was killed a car accident near Saratoga in 1928 at age 25.  Only George Tayloe Ross survived of their children, going on to be a lawyer in New York.  He died in 1991.

The Geneva Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes received preliminary approval at the League of Nations.

The location of Ft. Caspar had been marked.

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