John J. Hickey

The Honorable John J. Hickey
24th Governor of Wyoming
In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1961
Preceded by	Milward L. Simpson
Succeeded by	Jack R. Gage
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 3, 1961 – November 6, 1962
Preceded by	Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Succeeded by	Milward L. Simpson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office June 9, 1966 – September 22, 1970
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	John Coleman Pickett
Succeeded by	James Emmett Barrett
Personal details
Born	(1911-08-22)August 22, 1911 Rawlins, Wyoming
Died	Cheyenne, Wyoming
Political party	Democratic

John Joseph Hickey (August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Born in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, Hickey attended public schools and graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1934, and practiced law in Rawlins. He served as city treasurer of Rawlins from 1935 to 1940, and Carbon County Attorney from 1939 to 1942, and again 1946 to 1949.

In 1942 Hickey received an Army commission and served for four years, two of which were in the European Theater of Operations. He was relieved from active duty as a Captain in 1946.

Hickey was appointed United States district attorney for Wyoming by President Harry Truman in 1949. He served as Governor of Wyoming from 1959 to 1961, when he resigned; as he was appointed on January 3, 1961, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator-elect Keith Thomson, and he served until November 6, 1962. It is important to note Governor Hickey appointed himself to the vacated Senate Seat. Hickey was an unsuccessful candidate in 1962 for election to the vacancy and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a judge on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1966 and served until his death in 1970 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was interred in Rawlins Cemetery.

External links

• John J. Hickey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• John J. Hickey at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Milward L. Simpson	Governor of Wyoming January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1961	Succeeded by Jack R. Gage
United States Senate
Preceded by Joseph C. O'Mahoney	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Wyoming January 3, 1961 – November 6, 1962 Served alongside: Gale W. McGee	Succeeded by Milward L. Simpson
Legal offices
Preceded by John Coleman Pickett	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1966–1970	Succeeded by James Emmett Barrett