Carl L. Sackett

Carl Leroy Sackett (born February 27, 1876[1]–December 4, 1972) was an American attorney son of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann "Mattie" Burd, was born in Culbertson, Gage County, Nebraska.[2] He would go on to serve as the United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.[3]

Carl L. Sackett
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
In office
1933–1949
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Preceded byAlbert D. Walton
Succeeded byJohn Coleman Pickett
Personal details
Born
Carl Leroy Sackett

(1876-02-27)February 27, 1876
Culbertson, Nebraska
DiedDecember 4, 1972(1972-12-04) (aged 96)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Political partyDemocratic
EducationOhio State University

After graduating from Ohio State, Carl began practicing law.[4] For over 30 years, Carl lived at West Works Street, Sheridan, Wyoming, and was recorded as a self employed lawyer working from home. Carl was listed in the Cheyenne City Directory in the 1930s and 1940s as US district attorney. In the early 1930s he was vice-president of the Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank.[5] In 1970 he was Wyoming oldest practicing lawyer.

Marriage

He first married in Sheridan, Wyoming, on May 3, 1905 to Ann Maude Ivey the daughter of John Ivey and Ann Gidley.[2] Ann was born in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, in 1875 and died on 8 May 1910. He married a second time in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, on May 1, 1914, to Margaret Hall Woods, the daughter of James Foster Woods and Jemima Hall.[6] Margaret was born in Warsaw on 30 July 1882. She died at 87 in Cheyenne on 24 June 1970 two years before her husband.

References
  1. Men of Wyoming: The National Newspaper Reference Book of Wyoming Containing Photographs and Biographies of Over Three Hundred Men Residents. 1915.
  2. "Sackett, Carl Leroy b. 27 Feb 1876 Driftwood, Nebraska, USA d. Dec 1972 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database". sackett-tree.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  3. Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. 1942.
  4. 1900 US census, digital image from National Archives microfilm, Ancestry.com, Roll: 1270; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: [] OSU Grounds, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, 24 Jun 1900 Sackett, C L, 24, lodger, b. Feb 1876, single, b. NE, father b. NY, mother b. IL, student.
  5. "US City Directories, 1822-1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, Cheyenne, Wyoming, City Directory, 1933, "Sackett Carl L (Margt W) US Dist Atty 38 Post Office bldg h402 W 31st"; 1939, 1942, 1945, "Sackett Carl L (Margt W) US Dist Atty h2715 Evans av"; 1952, "Sackett Carl L (Margt W) h2715 Evans av." Sheridan, Wyoming, City Directory, 1930, "Sackett Carl L (Margaret) V-Pres Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank (Metz, Sackett & Metz) h 420 W Works"; 1933, "Sackett Carl L (Margt W) v-pres Sheridan Trust & Sav Bank h Cheyenne Wyo."
  6. "Indiana marriages 1811–1959", digital image, FamilySearch, "Marriage license, Carl Leroy Sackett, b. Culbertson, Gage County, Neb, 27 Feb 1876, res. Sheridan, Wyoming, lawyer, father John Henry Sackett b. NY stock raiser deceased, mother Martha Ann Bird housekeeper b. IL res. Sheridan, 1st wife died 8 May 1910, sworn Kosciusko Circuit Court, Indiana, 30 Apr 1914; Margaret Hall Woods, b. Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN, 30 Jul 1884, res. Warsaw, stenographer, father James Foster Woods b. Ohio harness maker res. Warsaw, mother Jemima Hall housekeeper b. IN res. Warsaw, 1st m., sworn Kosciusko Circuit Court, Indiana, 30 Apr 1914. Certificate, 2 May 1914, Carl Leroy Sackett of Sheridan and Margaret Hall Woods of Warsaw m. on 1 May 1914 in Warsaw, Indiana, by James M Eakins, Minister of the Gospel."
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