STANLEY B. PITCHFORD.
  
STANLEY B. PITCHFORD.
Stanley B. Pitchford, of Green River, who is filling the position of county clerk of Sweetwater county, is widely and favorably known in various relations where his sterling worth has proven an element in advancing progress and improvement. He was born in Pomeroy, Ohio, July 9, 1884, and is a son of James B. and Harriet (Lewis) Pitchford, both of whom were natives of England. In early life they came to America, settling in Ohio, after which they removed to Nebraska, becoming pioneer residents of that state. Later they took up their abode in Colorado, where Mr. Pitchford was an active representative of the Methodist Episcopal ministry. He died in Erie. Colorado, in 1890, and his widow still makes her home there. They had a family of three children: Glenn, living in Rock Springs; Stanley B.; and Budd Clifton, whose home is in Erie. Colorado.
In his boyhood days Stanley B. Pitchford attended the public and high schools of Erie. passing through consecutive grades to his graduation with the class of 1900. He then took up the work of mining in Colorado, devoting his attention to coal mining in that state until 1905, when he removed to Wyoming. He settled at Rock Springs and was employed by several firms in the grocery business and was also connected with general mercantile lines. Possessing excellent qualities of salesmanship, his services were always in demand. Moreover, he was thoroughly reliable and honest, and the courtesy with which he treated customers not only gained a liberal patronage for the establishments which he represented but also made for him many warm personal friends. In 1914 he removed to Green River and secured employment here without delay. In the same year he became a candidate for the office of county clerk and was elected to that position, taking the office in 1915. The following year he was reelected and is now serving for the second term in a most creditable manner, discharging his duties systematically, promptly and efficiently.
On the 6th of August, 1907, Mr. Pitchford was married at Rock Springs to Miss Elizabeth Doak, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Doak and a representative of a well known family of this section of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Pitchford have three children : Harriet, born at Rock Springs in 1908 and now attending grammar school; Stanley. born in 1910; and Oliver, in 1915.
Mr. Pitchford votes with the republican party and his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, while fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, in which he is now serving as secretary. His interests are broad and varied and mark him as a man of high principles and of genuine worth.