Herman F. Krueger

Herman F. Krueger
Herman F. Krueger
Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
	In office; January 12, 1937 – 1939
Preceded by	Henry D. Watenpaugh
Succeeded by	Herbert B. Fowler
Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
	In office; 1931–1939
	In office; 1941–1943
Personal details
Born	Herman Fred Krueger; April 5, 1894; Bern, Kansas, U.S.
Died	August 19, 1991 (aged 97); Powell, Wyoming, U.S.
Resting place	Crown Hill Cemetery, Powell, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Celia Gordon
Parents	Otto Frederick Krueger (father); Virginia F. Harvey (mother);
Education	Peru State College
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Aviation Section
Years of service	1917-1918
Awards	Italian War Cross; World War I Victory Medal

Herman Fred Krueger (April 5, 1894 – August 19, 1991) was an American politician and aviator who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives and as the Speaker of the House as a Democrat.

Life

Herman Fred Krueger was born in Bern, Kansas on April 5, 1894 to German immigrants Otto Frederick Krueger and Virginia F. Harvey. He attended public schools in Nebraska and went to Peru State College. During World War I, he joined the U.S. Army's aviation section and fought over Italy and Austria, for which he received the Italian War Cross. After the war he returned to his family's home in Kansas, but moved to Wyoming in 1920.^[1] In 1925, he married Celia Gordon in Deer Lodge, Montana.

Krueger was elected to the state house to represent as one of Park County's representatives, served until 1939, and was later elected to another term from 1941 to 1943. In the 1936 house elections the Democratic Party retained control over the house and on January 12, 1937 he was elected as Speaker of the House with 38 votes against the Republican nominee's, Max Russell, 18 votes.^[2]

On August 19, 1991, he died at his home in Powell, Wyoming. At the time of his death, he was the last pilot from World War I in Wyoming.^[3]

References

^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (January 12, 1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 164. ISBN 9780313302121 – via Google Books.
^ "State Legislature Launches Session". Casper Star-Tribune. 12 January 1937. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Last WWI Pilot from Wyoming". 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020.

External links

Herman F. Krueger at Find a Grave

[1] Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (January 12, 1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 164. ISBN 9780313302121 – via Google Books.

[2] "State Legislature Launches Session". Casper Star-Tribune. 12 January 1937. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "The Last WWI Pilot from Wyoming". 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020.

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