Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History
Benson Lossing, Ed.

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State of Wyoming,

Erected from Wyoming Territory, which was formed by act of Congress in 1868 from portions of Dakota, Idaho, and Utah. The first settlement within its borders was made in 1834 at Fort Laramie. The first agricultural settlers were a company of Mormons, in 1853. When the territory was created, in 1868, it had only 3,000 white

State seal of Wyoming.

inhabitants. It was admitted as a State in 1890, with a land area of 97,575 square miles. The Constitution provides that men and women shall have equal right to vote. The capital, and largest city, is Cheyenne, also the county seat of Laramie county. Population in 1890, 60,705; in 1900, 92,521. See United States, Wyoming, in vol. IX.

Territorial governors.

John A. Campbell	assumes office	1869
John M. Thayer	assumes office	1875
John M. Hoyt	assumes office	1879
William Hale	assumes office	1883
F. E. Warren	assumes office	1885
Thomas Moonlight	assumes office	Jan. 24, 1887
F. E. Warren	assumes office	1889

State governors.

F. E. Warren	inaugurated	Oct. 14, 1890
Amos W. Barber	(acting)	1892
John E. Osborne	inaugurated	1893
William A. Richards		1895
De Forest Richards		1899

United States Senators.

Name.	No. of Congress	Term.
Francis E. Warren	52d to 53d	1891 to 1893
Joseph M. Carey	52d to 54th	1891 to 1895
Vacant	53d
Francis E. Warren	54th to —	1895 to —
Clarence D. Clark	54th to —	1895 to —