Fenimore+Chatterton


 * Fenimore Chatterton **


 * Republican • Carbon County**
 * Secretary of State 1898-1907**
 * Acting Governor 1903-1905**

Fenimore Chatterton was born on July 21, 1860 in Oswego County, New York, and was raised in Washington, D.C. where he attended public schools. After attending Columbian University (now George Washington University) he graduated from Millersville State Normal School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1878 he moved to Fort Steele, Wyoming, where became a clerk in a general mercantile and banking concern. He became very successful at business and later practiced law. Chatterton was active in politics, serving as county treasurer and probate judge of Carbon County (1888), state senator (1890-91, 1893), and secretary of state for (1898-1907). He became the Acting Governor from April 28, 1903 due to the death of Governor DeForest Richards. After his term in office, Chatterton continued his legal practice and served on numerous boards and commissions until his retirement in 1932.

He married Stella Wyland on October 15,1900. They had two daughters (Eleanor and Constance).

Chatterton died on May 9, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana.


 * [[file:Gov Chatterton inaugural proclaimation 1903 Wyo. Tribune May 30000.pdf|Inaugural Proclaimation 1903]]**

The [|Fenimore Chatterton Collection]
The records from Chatterton's term in office include:
 * __General Records__
 * Election Returns
 * Newsclipping, DeForest Richard's Death
 * Fish Hatcheries
 * President McKinley National Memorial Fund
 * Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
 * Exhibit/Visitor's Registers
 * __Administrative Records__
 * Correspondence
 * General Correspondence
 * Outgoing Correspondence
 * Incoming Correspondence
 * Exposition Correspondence
 * Financial Records
 * Reports
 * Mine Inspector Report
 * __Appointment Records__
 * __Proclamations__
 * __Requisitions and Extraditions__
 * __Military and Indian Affairs__
 * Lightning Creek Raid
 * Spanish-American War Medal Recipients
 * Miscellaneous Items
 * __Legislative Affairs__
 * __State of Wyoming vs. Tom Horn__

Additional Resources

 * [|Fenimore Chatterton Papers, 1863-1977], Collection Number 00239, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
 * [|"Wyo Wiskers: Fenimore Chatterton"], //Wyoming Postscripts// blog, Wyoming State Archives, November 1, 2013. (accessed July 2015)
 * [|"More Than a Handsome 'Stache: Fenimore Chatterton"], //Wyoming Postscripts// blog, Wyoming State Archives, July 21, 2015. (accessed July 2015)