JOHN A. L. CHENERY.

JOHN A. L. CHENERY.
John A. L. Chenery is filling the responsible position of mayor of Riverton, for the duties of which he is well qualified by reason of his business ability and his marked spirit of public enterprise. He was born in Illinois on the 10th of January, 1865, and is a son of John W. and Eleanor M. Chenery, the former a native of Massachusetts, while the latter was born in Ohio. They were married in Illinois, where the death of the father occurred, but the mother is still living in that state, making her home in the capital city of Springfield. They had a family of five children, two of whom survive. John A. L. Chenery was reared and educated in his native state and there remained until 1887, when at the age of twenty-two years he left the middle west and made his way to Wyoming. Here he took up the newspaper business and later was engaged in the show business for thirteen years. He afterward returned to Wyoming in 1906 and settled at Riverton, establishing the first newspaper of the town. He then continued actively in the newspaper business for five years, when he sold his plant and turned his attention to the real estate business. He handles mostly his own holdings, which are extensive and of an important character, and he is also engaged in the oil business in this section. His investments have been wisely and judiciously made and bring to him a gratifying annual return. He has also become connected with several other enterprises here—interests that contribute to public progress and prosperity as well as to individual success. In his political views Mr. Chenery has been a republican since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He was elected mayor of the city, has served as town clerk and as a member of the town board. As mayor he is giving to the city a businesslike and progressive administration in which he closely studies needs and opportunities, and at all times he looks beyond the exigencies of the moment to the chances of the future. He was chief clerk in the house of representatives in 1913 and he is well known to many of the prominent political leaders of the state. He is identified with the Sons of the American Revolution and the patriotic spirit which permeated his ancestors at the time when the yoke of British oppression was thrown off has been manifest by him in his devotion to the general interests of the community and state which he represents. He has been one of the real builders of Riverton, his activities being of a far-reaching and beneficial character.

John A. L. Chenery is filling the responsible position of mayor of Riverton, for the duties of which he is well qualified by reason of his business ability and his marked spirit of public enterprise. He was born in Illinois on the 10th of January, 1865, and is a son of John W. and Eleanor M. Chenery, the former a native of Massachusetts, while the latter was born in Ohio. They were married in Illinois, where the death of the father occurred, but the mother is still living in that state, making her home in the capital city of Springfield. They had a family of five children, two of whom survive.
John A. L. Chenery was reared and educated in his native state and there remained until 1887, when at the age of twenty-two years he left the middle west and made his way to Wyoming. Here he took up the newspaper business and later was engaged in the show business for thirteen years. He afterward returned to Wyoming in 1906 and settled at Riverton, establishing the first newspaper of the town. He then continued actively in the newspaper business for five years, when he sold his plant and turned his attention to the real estate business. He handles mostly his own holdings, which are extensive and of an important character, and he is also engaged in the oil business in this section. His investments have been wisely and judiciously made and bring to him a gratifying annual return. He has also become connected with several other enterprises here—interests that contribute to public progress and prosperity as well as to individual success.
In his political views Mr. Chenery has been a republican since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He was elected mayor of the city, has served as town clerk and as a member of the town board. As mayor he is giving to the city a businesslike and progressive administration in which he closely studies needs and opportunities, and at all times he looks beyond the exigencies of the moment to the chances of the future. He was chief clerk in the house of representatives in 1913 and he is well known to many of the prominent political leaders of the state. He is identified with the Sons of the American Revolution and the patriotic spirit which permeated his ancestors at the time when the yoke of British oppression was thrown off has been manifest by him in his devotion to the general interests of the community and state which he represents. He has been one of the real builders of Riverton, his activities being of a far-reaching and beneficial character.