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Baptist Politicians in Nebraska


  Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) — also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Paynes Point, Ogle County, Ill., April 30, 1865. Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen. Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1940; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21. Baptist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen; married, June 28, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962; sister of William Jennings Bryan). See Bryan-Jennings family of Illinois.
  Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) — also known as H. Malcolm Baldrige — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 23, 1894. Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche (Coffey) Baldrige. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1931-33; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Psi Upsilon; Kiwanis. Died in Southbury, New Haven County, Conn., January 19, 1985 (age 90 years, 210 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche (Coffey) Baldrige; married, November 25, 1921, to Regina Connell; father of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987). See Baldrige family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) — of Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa; Butler County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Warners, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 30, 1841. Baptist minister; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1896. Baptist. Died, from a heart attack, in a lodging house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280 days). Interment at Blue Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known as J. Melville Broughton — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 17, 1888. Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1936; Governor of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Woodmen; Junior Order. Died, of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1949 (age 60 years, 109 days). Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton; married, December 14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) — also known as Charles W. Bryan — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., February 10, 1867. Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan. Democrat. Coal business; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1924. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 4, 1945 (age 78 years, 22 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of William Jennings Bryan; married, November 29, 1892, to Bessie Elizabeth Brokaw; uncle of Ruth Bryan Owen. See Bryan-Jennings family of Illinois.
  Cross-reference: Franz Christopher Radke
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Lincoln
  Claude Copley Flansburg (b. 1857) — also known as Claude C. Flansburg — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Knox County, Ill., June 1, 1857. Son of Nelson Flansburg and Catherine Ann (Walker) Flansburg. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Flansburg and Catherine Ann (Walker) Flansburg; married, February 2, 1881, to Clara Wilkinson; father of Leonard A. Flansburg.
  Leonard A. Flansburg — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Alma, Harlan County, Neb. Son of Clara (Wilkinson) Flansburg and Claude Copley Flansburg. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1917; district judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1918-20; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-23. Baptist. Member, Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Chi Phi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1910, to Frances C. Westervelt.
  Orvis Chester Randall (1873-1963) — also known as O. C. Randall — of Nebraska. Born in Bowenburg, Hancock County, Ill., September 6, 1873. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1929-31. Baptist. Died in Baptist Home, Holdrege, Phelps County, Neb., 1963 (age about 89 years). Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Neb.
  Relatives: Brother of Henry Lewis Randall.
  Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 31, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; excavating business; plumber; member of Nebraska railway commission, 1957-67; Nebraska state treasurer, 1967-75. Baptist. Swedish, German, and Scottish ancestry. Member, Eagles; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1975.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1946, to Ruth McDonald.
  Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) — of Tekamah, Burt County, Neb. Born in Troupsburg, Steuben County, N.Y., May 21, 1867. Son of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster. Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 15, 1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert.

 

 


 
   
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