Joseph M. Carey

Joseph M. Carey
8th Governor of Wyoming
In office January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
Preceded by	Fenimore Chatterton
Succeeded by	John B. Kendrick
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895
Succeeded by	Francis E. Warren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district
In office March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890 Delegate
Preceded by	Morton Everel Post
Succeeded by	(none) District Eliminated
14th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming
In office 1881–1885
Preceded by	F. E. Addoms
Succeeded by	Francis E. Warren
Associate Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
In office January 18, 1872 – 1876
Succeeded by	Jacob B. Blair
Personal details
Born	(1845-01-19)January 19, 1845 Milton, Delaware, United States
Died	February 5, 1924(1924-02-05) (aged 79) Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Political party	Progressive (1912–24) Republican (Before 1910; 1912) Democratic (1910–12)
Spouse	Louisa David
Children	2, including Robert D. Carey
Parents	Robert Hood Carey (father) Susan Pitt Davis (mother)
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (LL.B.)
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Joseph Maull Carey (January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924) was an American lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who was active in Wyoming local, state, and federal politics.

In the 1860s, Carey practiced law in the eastern United States and participated in Pennsylvania and New Jersey politics. In 1869, he was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as the United States attorney in the Wyoming Territory and later to the Wyoming Supreme Court. After serving as the 14th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was elected to serve as Wyoming's delegate to the United States House of Representatives, where he introduced legislation admitting Wyoming as a state. Upon Wyoming's statehood, he was selected to serve as the state's first senator alongside Francis E. Warren.

In 1910, he left the Republican Party and was elected as Governor of Wyoming with the Democratic nomination. He retired from politics after leaving the governorship in 1914. He is to date the last mayor of Cheyenne to be elected governor.