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Scotts Bluff County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Scotts Bluff County


Index to Locations

  • Merrill Unknown location
  • Scottsbluff Fairview Cemetery


    Unknown Location
    Merrill, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      O. B. Brown — of Lyman, Scotts Bluff County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1929. Interment somewhere.


    Fairview Cemetery
    Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      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.
      Relatives: Married, September 25, 1919, to Erma Elliott.
      Cross-reference: Val Peterson
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      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.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      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.
      Relatives: Married, February 1, 1930, to Hazeldeane Carruthers.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      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.
      Relatives: Married to Eleanor 'Nellie' (Athen) Athen (1883-1976).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


     
       
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