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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks;
American Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen
Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Hobert Lee Blackledge (1900-1977) —
also known as Hobert L. Blackledge —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Red Cloud, Webster
County, Neb., August
18, 1900.
Son of Lewis H. Blackledge and Margaret E. (Lawrence) Blackledge.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in September, 1977
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold John Daub, Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Hal Daub, Jr. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April 23,
1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1990; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1995-; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1996;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Urban
League; NAACP;
American Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fred T. Hanson (b. 1902) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Wakefield, Dixon
County, Neb., February
25, 1902.
Probate judge in Nebraska, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 5th District, 1948.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey M. Johnsen (b. 1895) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., July 16,
1895.
Son of Peter C. Johnsen and Marie (Jensen) Johnsen.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1939-40; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April 27,
1872.
Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April 19,
1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 7,
1907.
Son of Herman P. Rankin and Lois (Gable) Rankin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General,
1956-61; general counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City
Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 28,
1996 (age 88 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
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Robert M. Spire (1925-1994) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
20, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1985.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Urban
League.
Died March 3,
1994 (age 68 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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