 Carpenter, Wyoming was named after James R. Carpenter (7 Aug 1867 - 27 Jan 1943), land developer.Carpenter was born as James Ross Carpenter, the second son of George Daniel Carpenter (1832 - 1881) and Margery Ann Pollock (1836 - 1920).Carpenter became the president and general manager of "The Federal Land Company" which opened up one hundred and forty-six thousand acres of land to settlers in Wyoming.