Edward D. Crippa
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Edward D. Crippa (April 8, 1899–October 20, 1960) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.
Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. During World War I, Crippa served as a private in the United States Army.
Crippa served as a councilman of Rock Springs from 1926 to 1928. He was president of Union Mercantile Company in 1930; owner and manager of Crippa Motor Company in Rock Springs; president of North Side State Bank and director of Rock Springs Fuel Company in 1940; and Wyoming State highway commissioner from 1941 to 1947.
Crippa was appointed on June 24, 1954, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lester C. Hunt, and he served until November 28, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and resumed business activities. Crippa died in Rock Springs in 1960 and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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- Edward D. Crippa at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-03-19
| Preceded by Lester C. Hunt |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Wyoming 1954 Served alongside: Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Frank A. Barrett |
Succeeded by Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
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