Shirley S. Kastor: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American politician (1895–1936)}}

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|name=Shirley S. Kastor

|state_house=Wyoming

|district=[[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]]

|term_start=1927

|term_end=1931

|alongside=[[Earl D. Cross]] (1929–1931)

|birth_name=Shirley Sidney Kastor

|birth_date={{birth date text|1895}}

|death_date={{death date and given age|1936|4|13|41}}

|death_place=[[Rochester, Minnesota]], U.S.

|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

|parents=Mr. and Mrs. I. Kastor

|profession=Politician

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'''Shirley Sidney Kastor''' (1895 – April 13, 1936) was an American politician who served in the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]] from 1927 to 1931,{{efn|According to the [[Wyoming Legislature]], Kastor served from 1927 to 1929.}} representing [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in the 19th and 20th [[Wyoming Legislature]]s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/pdf/WyomingBlueBookFour.pdf|title=Wyoming Blue Book|volume=IV|publisher=Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce|year=1991|page=266|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602141442/https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookFour.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///1707|title=Representative Shirley Kastor|publisher=[[Wyoming Legislature]]|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Kastor was born in 1895 as the youngest of four children to Mr. and Mrs. I. Kastor. He attended schools in [[Evanston, Wyoming]]. He graduated from high school, as well as a business college in [[Boston]].

==Career==

Prior to entering politics, Kastor worked with his father in the clothing business for a number of years.

Kastor served in the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]] from 1927 to 1931, representing [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in the 19th and 20th [[Wyoming Legislature]]s.

==Death==

Kastor died at the age of 41 at the Mayo Brothers Clinic in [[Rochester, Minnesota]] on April 13, 1936, having been there since February of that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110438669/obituary-for-shirley-sidney-kastor/|title=Popular Young Legislature Dies|work=The Rich County Reaper|date=April 17, 1936|page=1|access-date=September 30, 2022|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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==External links==

*[https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///1707 Official page] at the [[Wyoming Legislature]]

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