Patrick Meenan | |
Birth Name: | Patrick Henry Meenan |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1923 |
Birth Place: | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
Death Place: | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
Children: | 4 |
Party: | Republican |
Office: | 49th Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 13, 1987 |
Term End: | January 10, 1989 |
Preceded: | Jack Sidi |
Succeeded: | Bill McIlvain |
Office2: | Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Natrona County |
Term Start2: | January 14, 1969 |
Term End2: | January 10, 1989 |
Preceded2: | William F. Swanton |
Succeeded2: | Carol Jo Vlastos |
Office3: | Mayor of Casper, Wyoming |
Term Start3: | January 8, 1962 |
Term End3: | October 31, 1965 |
Preceded3: | William Earnshaw |
Succeeded3: | James A. Barlow |
Patrick Henry Meenan (September 24, 1927 – August 16, 2001) was a Wyoming politician accountant, and radio station owner.
Meenan served as mayor of Casper, Wyoming and as speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He was a member of the Wyoming House from 1968 to 1988. He was a Republican.
Meenan was trained as an accountant. He was also the owner of KATI and KAWY radio stations from 1957 to 1981.
Meenan began as a member of the Casper City council in the 1950s. From 1962 to 1965 he was mayor of Casper. Under his administration the number of paved streets in the city was significantly increased.
He and his wife Shirley were the parents of four children.