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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Son of Albert
Raney Anderson and Sarah Jane (Woods) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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.
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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Son of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions;
Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Gretna M. Charles. |
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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.
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Clarence Leon Clark (b. 1890) —
also known as Clarence L. Clark —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 27,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of Nebraska Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) —
also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from
North Platte" —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., March 26,
1911.
Son of Mainard E. Crosby and Cora May (Berkey) Crosby.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of
Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964,
1972,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and prostate
cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital,
Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
7, 2000 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Son of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Charles Ebers (b. 1911) —
also known as Milton C. Ebers —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Seward, Seward
County, Neb., April 16,
1911.
Insurance
agent; mayor of
Fremont, Neb., 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Son of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roman Lee Hruska (1904-1999) —
also known as Roman L. Hruska —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in David City, Butler
County, Neb., August
16, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1953-54; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1968,
1972,
1976.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 25,
1999 (age 94 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway
station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1956;
member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Allen Constan Johnson (b. 1923) —
also known as Ray A. C. Johnson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Stanton, Montgomery
County, Iowa, July 25,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
Nebraska
state auditor, 1971-91.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1993.
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Son of Rev. Peter Magni LeVander.
Lawyer;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1967-71.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 30,
1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Lord (b. 1868) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March 21,
1868.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Yetter McCollister (b. 1921) —
also known as John Y. McCollister —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 10,
1921.
Son of John M. McCollister and Ruth (Yetter) McCollister.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976; Presidential Elector for Nebraska,
2000.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franz Christopher Radke (b. 1889) —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.; Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Born near Wynot, Cedar
County, Neb., June 23,
1889.
Son of Carl Radke and Ottillo (Reips) Radke.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; private
secretary to Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, 1923-25; Johnson
County Judge, 1925.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Izaak
Walton League; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Son of Oliver P. Sackett and Mary (Evans) Sackett.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) —
also known as Kenneth S. Wherry —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Liberty, Gage
County, Neb., February
28, 1892.
Son of David Emery Wherry and Jessie (Comstock) Wherry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture
merchant; funeral
director; automobile
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kiwanis; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1951 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Son of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Wright (b. 1902) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff
County, Neb., November
27, 1902.
Son of Fred A. Wright and Elizabeth (Royer) Wright.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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