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Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) —
also known as Dwight P. Griswold —
of Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb.; Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., November
27, 1893.
Son of Dwight H. Griswold and Clarissa (Palmer) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29; Governor of
Nebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 12,
1954 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Robert Glenmore Simmons (1891-1969) —
also known as Robert G. Simmons —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born near Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff
County, Neb., December
25, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Scotts
Bluff County Attorney, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 6th District, 1923-33; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1938-63.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
27, 1969 (age 78 years, 2
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Terry McGovern Carpenter (1900-1978) —
also known as Terry Carpenter —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 28,
1900.
Son of Bert C. Carpenter and Martha Ellen (Harris) Carpenter.
Candidate for mayor
of Scottsbluff, Neb., 1931; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1933-35; candidate for
Governor
of Nebraska, 1934, 1940 (Democratic), 1950, 1960; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1936 (Democratic), 1942, 1948
(Democratic), 1954, 1972 (Democratic); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1952;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1953-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Changed parties five times.
Died in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff
County, Neb., April 27,
1978 (age 78 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Pleasant Jefferson Barron (1876-1927) —
also known as P. J. Barron —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Graham, Nodaway
County, Mo., December
1, 1876.
District judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1922-27; appointed 1922;
died in office 1927.
Died in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff
County, Neb., April 11,
1927 (age 50 years, 131
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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