Edward D. Crippa

Edward David Crippa (April 8, 1899 – October 20, 1960) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Edward David Crippa
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954
Appointed by	Clifford Joy Rogers
Preceded by	Lester C. Hunt
Succeeded by	Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Personal details
Born	(1899-04-08)April 8, 1899 Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1960(1960-10-20) (aged 61) Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming to an Austrian-born mother, Charlotte Ziller (1876 - 1950) and an Italian-born father, August Crippa (1865 - 1926). His father was reportedly a very respected resident of Rock Springs^[1] He had one brother and one sister.^[1] He was educated in the public schools of Rock Springs, and during World War I Crippa served as a private in the United States Army.

He served on the Rock Springs city council from 1926 to 1928. He was president of Union Mercantile Company in 1930; owner and manager of Crippa Motor Company in Rock Springs; president of North Side State Bank and director of Rock Springs Fuel Company in 1940; and Wyoming State highway commissioner from 1941 to 1947. In addition, Crippa represented Wyoming on the Republican National Committee.^[2]

Crippa was appointed on June 24, 1954, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lester C. Hunt and served until November 28, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and resumed business activities.

Crippa collapsed at 9 am on October 20, 1960 from an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead upon arrival to a Rock Springs hospital.^[3] He was buried at Rock Springs Cemetery, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming on October 24, 1960.^[4][5]

He was married to Isabelle Martin; they had no children.^[6] She would remarry after his death. She would suffer from a fractured hip in 1965 and was bedridden and confined to a wheelchair afterwards, although she was able to get out with the use of a cane. She reportedly fell out of her wheelchair early in the morning on December 8, 1966 at her home in Sweetwater County and died as a result. She was 61.^[7] She was buried at Evanston City Cemetery in Evanston, Wyoming. ^[8]