Richardson County
Nebraska
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Richardson County
Nebraska
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Richardson County
Index to Locations
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Arthur J. Weaver (1873-1945) —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., November
18, 1873.
Son of Archibald
Jerard Weaver and Martha (Myers) Weaver.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1899; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20;
Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1920;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1932;
chair
of Richardson County Republican Party, 1940.
Died October
17, 1945 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Charles Frank Reavis (1870-1932) —
also known as C. Frank Reavis —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., September
5, 1870.
Son of Isham Reavis and Anna (Dorrington) Reavis.
Republican. Lawyer; Richardson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-06; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1915-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1932
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Archibald Jerard Weaver (1843-1887) —
also known as Archibald J. Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Dundaff, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April 15,
1843.
Republican. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judge
in Nebraska 1st District, 1876-82; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1883-87.
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April 18,
1887 (age 44 years, 3
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) —
also known as Phil Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April 9,
1919.
Son of Arthur
J. Weaver and Evelyn Maude (Hart) Weaver.
Republican. Radio
announcer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,
1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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