Jack R. Gage

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Jack R. Gage
25th Governor of Wyoming
In office January 3, 1961 – January 7, 1963
Preceded by	John J. Hickey
Succeeded by	Clifford Hansen
9th Secretary of State of Wyoming
In office 1959–1963
Governor	Nels H. Smith
Preceded by	John J. Hickey
Succeeded by	Thyra Thomson
9th Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office 1935–1939
Governor	Leslie A. Miller
Preceded by	Katherine Morton
Succeeded by	Esther Anderson
Personal details
Born	(1899-01-13)January 13, 1899 Worland, Wyoming
Died	March 14, 1970(1970-03-14) (aged 71) Cheyenne, Wyoming
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	"Buddy" Gage
Occupation	Politician

Governor Gage with wife "Buddy" riding in the Frontier Days Parade in Cheyenne, WY, July 1962

Jack Robert Gage (January 13, 1899—March 14, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1961 to January 7, 1963.

Gage was born in Worland in Washakie County in north central Wyoming. In 1924, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wyoming at Laramie (Albany County). He served in a number of state offices and was elected Wyoming secretary of state in the heavily Democratic year of 1958. According to provisions of the state constitution, he replaced Democratic Governor John J. Hickey, who had appointed himself to fill a vacant seat in the United States Senate, occasioned by the December 9, 1960, death of Republican Senator-elect Edwin Keith Thomson.

Gage secured the 1962 Democratic gubernatorial nomination by defeating William Jack, 55.5 to 44.5 percent. That November, Gage lost the election to the Republican Clifford P. Hansen of Jackson. Hansen polled 64,970 votes (54.5 percent) to Gage's 54,298 (45.5 percent).

Gage's pilot as governor was the aviation pioneer Raymond A. Johnson, who continued in that position under Governor Hansen.

In his remaining seven years after leaving public office, Gage gave lectures and authored a number of books. He died in the capital city of Cheyenne at the age of seventy-one.

External links

• Brief biographical sketch and list of gubernatorial papers at the Wyoming State Archives
• Wyoming Statewide Election Guide 2006