Thomas T. Tynan papers, 1880-1963

Thomas T. Tynan (1861-1925 ) was a businessman in Sheridan, Wyoming. He came to Wyoming in 1882 and was proprietor of the Tynan Furniture Company. He was a partner in the publication of the "Sheridan Enterprise" between 1887 and 1890. Tynan was elected Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction, serving from 1899 to 1907. He was active in the Republican Party and, in 1914, became mayor of Sheridan.

Tynan married Vinnie Beans. Their son, Tiverton T. Tynan, attended Sheridan High School and was on the editorial staff of the school magazine, Ocksheperida, and active in the athletic program. He later served in World War I and partnered with his father in the furniture business.