John F. Raper

John F. Raper, Jr.
John F. Raper, Jr.
Judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court
	In office; December 18, 1974 – June 14, 1983
Appointed by	Stanley K. Hathaway
Preceded by	John Joseph McIntyre
Succeeded by	G. Joseph Cardine
Wyoming Attorney General
	In office; 1963–1965
Preceded by	Norman B. Gray
Succeeded by	Milward Simpson
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
	In office; 1953–1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	John J. Hickey
Succeeded by	Robert N. Chaffin
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1913; Mapleton, Iowa, U.S.
Died	June 10, 1993 (aged 79); Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Resting place	Sheridan Municiple Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nellie Marie Chesler Raper
Parent	John F. Raper Sr. (father);
Education	University of Wyoming College of Law (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Wyoming Army National Guard
Years of service	1937-1960
Rank	Colonel
Unit	115th Cavalry Regiment; 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Battles/wars	Korean War

John F. Raper, Jr. (June 13, 1913 – June 10, 1993) was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from December 18, 1974, to June 14, 1983.

Born in Mapleton, Iowa, Raper received his Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming in 1936 and undertook the practice of law in Sheridan, Wyoming.

He served from 1937 to 1960 in the Wyoming Army National Guard, where he became a colonel.[1] He was in the 115th Cavalry Regiment and during the Korean War, he was the commander of the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, known as the "Cowboy Cannoneers".[1][2][3] While in Korea, the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion fought with distinction and earned the Distinguished Unit Citation.[4]

He also maintained his law practice into the 1950s.[5]

In 1954, Raper was appointed United States Attorney for Wyoming.[6]

He was then Wyoming Attorney General, and a Wyoming district court judge until he was appointed by to the Wyoming Supreme Court, on December 18, 1974, by Governor Stanley K. Hathaway. Raper served until his retirement, on June 14, 1983.[5]

After a decade in retirement, Raper died in Cheyenne, Wyoming on June 10, 1993. Having also been a colonel in the Wyoming National Guard, the National Guard armory in Cheyenne is named for him.[5]

References

"Raper Appointed Cheyenne Judge", Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, 75th year, number 330, December 1, 1966, page 13.
"Raper to Get Attorney Job", Casper Tribune-Herald, Casper, Wyoming, 61st year, number 303, February 1, 1953, page 1.
"Cowboy Cannoneers", Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 131, September 27, 2010, Senate, pages S7502-S7503, from the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office.
"300th Field Artillery, WYARNG", The Army Historical Foundation website. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
Wyoming State Archives biography of John F. Raper, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States (1957), page 1355.

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[Appointed-1] "Raper Appointed Cheyenne Judge", Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, 75th year, number 330, December 1, 1966, page 13.

[2] "Raper to Get Attorney Job", Casper Tribune-Herald, Casper, Wyoming, 61st year, number 303, February 1, 1953, page 1.

[3] "Cowboy Cannoneers", Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 131, September 27, 2010, Senate, pages S7502-S7503, from the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office.

[4] "300th Field Artillery, WYARNG", The Army Historical Foundation website. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

[WSA-5] Wyoming State Archives biography of John F. Raper, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.

[6] Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States (1957), page 1355.