Wyoming Governor, US Senator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Governor of Wyoming from 1963 to 1967 and then as a US Senator from the state for two terms, from 1967 until his resignation in 1978. Hansen graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934 and became a prominent cattle rancher while also serving in several local government positions. In 1980, newly-elected President Ronald Reagan offered him the post of Interior Secretary, but he declined to avoid possible conflict-of-interest issues with his cattle business. At the time of his death at 97, Hansen was the oldest living former US Senator.
Wyoming Governor, US Senator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Governor of Wyoming from 1963 to 1967 and then as a US Senator from the state for two terms, from 1967 until his resignation in 1978. Hansen graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934 and became a prominent cattle rancher while also serving in several local government positions. In 1980, newly-elected President Ronald Reagan offered him the post of Interior Secretary, but he declined to avoid possible conflict-of-interest issues with his cattle business. At the time of his death at 97, Hansen was the oldest living former US Senator.
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