Win Hickey Explained

Win Hickey
State Senate:Wyoming
Term Start:1981
Term End:1990
Birth Name:Winifred Espy
Birth Date:May 28, 1912
Birth Place:Rawlins, Wyoming
Death Date:April 7, 2007
Party:Democratic

Winifred Espy "Win" Hickey (May 28, 1912 – April 7, 2007) was an American Democratic politician who was also the First Lady of Wyoming as wife of Governor J.J. Hickey.

Hickey became First Lady of Wyoming in 1958 when her husband was elected governor. After he died in 1970, she entered politics and became the first woman elected commissioner of Laramie County, Wyoming and the first woman elected to the Wyoming Senate from Laramie County, serving from 1981 to 1990.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Winifred Win Hickey, 94, former Wyoming first lady dies . March 17, 2024 . . April 8, 2007 . subscription.