Clifford Joy Rogers
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Clifford Joy "Doc" Rogers (December 20, 1897 - May 18, 1962) was an American
politician
who served as the 22nd Governor of Wyoming
briefly from 1953 until 1955. He was a Republican
.
Rogers also served as State Treasurer of Wyoming twice (1946-1950, 1958-1962).
He replaced Governor Frank A. Barrett
, who resigned in 1953 to join the United States Senate
.
He did not run for governor in 1954.
United States
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Politician
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who served as the 22nd Governor of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
briefly from 1953 until 1955. He was a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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Rogers also served as State Treasurer of Wyoming twice (1946-1950, 1958-1962).
He replaced Governor Frank A. Barrett
Frank A. Barrett
Frank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming....
, who resigned in 1953 to join the United States Senate
United States Senate
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He did not run for governor in 1954.