Joseph D. Selby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph D. Selby

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1950

Place of Birth: Monaca, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-2007

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Joseph D. Selby

  • Joseph David Selby (August 9, 1950 - April 20, 2007) was a Cheyenne lawyer who served as municipal judge from 1978–1982 and as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 41 in Laramie County from 1995-1997. Selby was born in Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, west of Pittsburgh, to Frank G.
  • Selby (1922–1996) and Nellie Selby (1923–1992).
  • He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1975 and his MBA from the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
  • He was active in the alumni associations of both institutions. An attorney in private practice, Selby specialized in real estate and bankruptcy law.
  • He was appointed city judge by Mayor Don Erickson (1977–1989) and confirmed by the Cheyenne City Council.
  • He was succeeded as judge by Douglas Munch.
  • Selby won his legislative seat in 1994 by defeating the Democrat Mac McGraw.
  • However, Selby was unable to cement a hold on the district and was unseated in 1996 by McGraw, 1,893-1,651.
  • Selby's father died four days after Selby lost his legislative race.
  • Selby attempted a comeback in 1998 but lost by an even larger margin to McGraw, 1,751-1,185.
  • The seat was subsequently held by the Democrat Ken Esquibel. An active member of St.
  • Mary's Catholic Cathedral and the Kiwanis International, Selby died in Cheyenne after a long battle with cardiovascular disease.
  • Selby and his wife, Kathryn L.
  • "Kate" Selby (born ca.
  • 1952) had two sons and three daughters. Three other former Cheyenne lawmakers died within two months of Selby's death: Democrat Edwin H.
  • Whitehead on May 20 and Republicans Larry D.
  • Shippy on June 8 and Robert Schliske on June 21, 2007.
  • In September, former Representative Dean T.
  • Prosser, a leader in environmental legislation from 1971–1983, died in Rhode Island, where he had previously retired.

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