Edward D. Crippa

Edward David Crippa (April 8, 1899 – October 20, 1960) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Edward David Crippa
United States Senator
from Wyoming
In office
June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954
Appointed byClifford Joy Rogers
Preceded byLester C. Hunt
Succeeded byJoseph C. O'Mahoney
Personal details
Born(1899-04-08)April 8, 1899
Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 1960(1960-10-20) (aged 61)
Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming to an Austrian-born mother and an Italian-born father.[1] He was educated in the public schools of Rock Springs, and during World War I Crippa served as a private in the United States Army.

He served on the Rock Springs city council from 1926 to 1928. He was president of Union Mercantile Company in 1930; owner and manager of Crippa Motor Company in Rock Springs; president of North Side State Bank and director of Rock Springs Fuel Company in 1940; and Wyoming State highway commissioner from 1941 to 1947. In addition, Crippa represented Wyoming on the Republican National Committee.[2]

Crippa was appointed on June 24, 1954, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lester C. Hunt and served until November 28, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and resumed business activities. Crippa died in Rock Springs in 1960 and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

References
  1. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 10, 2018
  2. Associated Press (June 28, 1954). "Republicans, Numerically, Regain Senate Majority". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, WA.
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