John F. Raper

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.

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	(1913-06-13)June 13, 1913 Mapleton, Iowa, U.S.
Died	June 10, 1993(1993-06-10) (aged 79) Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Resting place	Sheridan Municiple Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nellie Marie Chesler Raper
Father	John F. Raper Sr.
Education	University of Wyoming College of Law(JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

Born in Mapleton, Iowa, Raper received his J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1936 and undertook the practice of law in Sheridan, Wyoming. He served in World War II and the Korean War, otherwise maintaining his law practice into the 1950s.[1]

In 1954, Raper was appointed United States Attorney for Wyoming.[2]

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.[1]

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.[1]