Harry Leimback, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry Leimback

American politician and judge

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1925

Place of Birth: Joliet, Montana, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2011

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Harry Leimback

  • Harry Edward Leimback (October 5, 1925 – April 15, 2011) was an American judge and politician from Wyoming. Harry Leimback was born in Joliet, Montana, on October 5, 1925, to parents Bessy and Claude Leimback.
  • Leimback was raised in Casper, Wyoming, where he attended Natrona County High School.
  • He served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II within the United States Navy upon high school graduation in 1943.
  • Leimback enrolled at Casper College following the end of his military service.
  • In 1948, he married Melda Christiansen, and the couple moved to Laramie, where Leimback studied at the University of Wyoming College of Law.Leimback began his legal practice in Casper in 1951.
  • Subsequently, mayor Tom Nicolas named Leimback a judge of the municipal court.
  • Leimback later served as deputy Natrona County attorney alongside Ray Whitaker.
  • In 1958, Leimback was elected county attorney in his own right.
  • He served eight years in the position until his appointment to the Wyoming Senate, succeeding Robert Murphy.
  • Leimback was a member of the state senate from 1966 to 1977, as he won two full terms after completing Murphy's.
  • Leimback contested the Democratic Party primary during the 1974 Wyoming gubernatorial election.
  • The party chose to back Edgar Herschler.
  • When Herschler took office as governor of Wyoming, he named Leimback a judge of the 7th Judicial District Court, a position Leimback held for ten years.Leimback died in Casper, Wyoming, on April 15, 2011, aged 85.
  • His wife died on August 26, 2014, at the age of 83.

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