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Thomas Earl Adams, Jr. (b. 1905) —
also known as Thomas E. Adams, Jr. —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., July 20,
1905.
Son of Thomas Edward Adams and Okolono (Miller) Adams.
Democrat. President, Beatrice Steel Tank Manufacturing
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Joseph Ainlay (1875-1966) —
also known as Benjamin J. Ainlay —
of Belgrade, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
April
5, 1875.
Son of John Ainlay (1839-1911) and Eliza Jane (Walker) Ainlay
(1845-1925).
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 50th District, 1915-17; member of
Nebraska
state senate 50th District, 1919; chair of
Nance County Republican Party, 1940; Nance
County Assessor, 1944-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Fullerton Nursing
Home, Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb., January
25, 1966 (age 90 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) —
also known as Chester H. Aldrich —
of David City, Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
10, 1862.
Son of George W. Aldrich and Sophrona E. (Hardy) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; Governor of
Nebraska, 1911-13; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March 10,
1924 (age 61 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ulysses
Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
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Emily Byrum Anderson (b. 1904) —
also known as Emily B. Anderson —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb., September
1, 1904.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Havelock, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 30,
1902.
Son of Ernest F. Anderson and Marie (Larson) Anderson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of
Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Sylvia Lula Ashworth (b. 1874) —
also known as Sylvia L. Ashworth —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., November
27, 1874.
Democrat. Chiropractor;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1924.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; League of Women
Voters; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph A. Baker (1895-1978) —
of Valentine, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb., October
2, 1895.
Son of Lee R. Baker and Adelina Celestenia Baker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; chair of
Cherry County Republican Party, 1956-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1964.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died October
8, 1978 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Valentine, Neb.
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Richard L. Banta, Jr. (1912-1993) —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank John Brady (b. 1894) —
also known as Frank J. Brady —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb., September
15, 1894.
Son of J. F. Brady and Ella (Shaw) Brady.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hay and
grain
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate 22nd District, 1935-37; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 28th District, 1937-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Brownell, Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Son of Herbert Brownell and Mary A. (Miller) Brownell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and President; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in
office 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March 18,
1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-2005) —
also known as Clair A. Callan —
of Odell, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Odell, Gage
County, Neb., March 20,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb., May 28,
2005 (age 85 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Francis Carter (b. 1897) —
also known as Edward F. Carter —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Middlebranch, Holt
County, Neb., March 11,
1897.
Son of Edward Charles Carter and Allie Margaret (Waring) Carter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34; appointed 1927; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-.
Congregationalist
or Methodist. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Chapman (1894-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., September
8, 1894.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Cremated.
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Richard Bruce Cheney (b. 1941) —
also known as Richard B. Cheney; Dick Cheney;
"Shooter" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
30, 1941.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1979-89; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1989-93; Vice
President of the United States, 2001-09.
Methodist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on July 3, 1991.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Married, August
29, 1964, to Lynne Ann Vincent. |
| | | Cross-reference: Don
Evans |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Richard B. Cheney: Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History, with Lynne V. Cheney (1996) |
| | | Books about Richard B. Cheney: Stephen
F. Hayes, Cheney
: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice
President |
| | | Critical books about Richard B. Cheney:
John Nichols, Dick:
The Man Who is President — Clint Willis, The
I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . .
Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America — Dan
Piraro, The
Three Little Pigs Buy the White House — Lou Dubose and
Jake Bernstein, Vice:
Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American
Presidency |
| | | Fiction about Richard B. Cheney: Henry
Beard, The
Dick Cheney Code : A Parody |
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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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Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) —
also known as Paul F. Clark —
of Nebraska; Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., 1861.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 2,
1932 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). |
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Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) —
also known as Harry B. Coffee —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., March 16,
1890.
Son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and Mary Elizabeth (Tisdale) Coffee.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
3, 1972 (age 82 years, 201
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clarence Alba Davis (born c.1893) —
also known as Clarence A. Davis —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver City, Furnas
County, Neb., about 1893.
Son of Thomas Milburn Davis and Nannie (Gelvin) Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1932.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Son of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1940.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida A. Bakker. |
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Charles Durkee (1805-1870) —
Born in Royalton, Windsor
County, Vt., December
10, 1805.
Member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1836-38; Independent candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1849-53; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1855-61; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1865-69.
Methodist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
14, 1870 (age 64 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green
Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wis.
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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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Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1860;
secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado
territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1884.
Methodist.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April 10,
1875.
Son of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, December
10, 1863.
Son of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th
District, 1920-25; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office
1938.
Methodist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died August
13, 1938 (age 74 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Reid Green (b. 1881) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dewitt, Saline
County, Neb., January
8, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-25; vice-chair of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1924-26.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist. Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, September
21, 1858.
Son of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate
dealer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Hedrick (1836-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lewisville, Henry
County, Ind., April 20,
1836.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb., October
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Eugene Heineman (b. 1948) —
also known as Dave Heineman —
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., May 12,
1948.
Republican. Nebraska
state treasurer, 1995-2001; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 2001-05; Governor of
Nebraska, 2005-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist. Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Lester Jameson (1884-1960) —
also known as Edward L. Jameson —
of Mohave
County, Ariz.
Born in Nebraska, 1884.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1947-48.
Methodist.
Died in 1960
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Kingman, Ariz.
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Bruce Biers Kendall (b. 1919) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Nebraska, 1919.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-66; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1966.
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Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) —
also known as Charles O. Lobeck —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., April 6,
1852.
Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; hardware
business; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1893; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19.
Methodist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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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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Frank Marsh (1924-2001) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb., April 27,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1953-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1971-75; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1975-81, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.
Methodist. Welsh and
English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sertoma;
Alpha
Phi Omega.
Died, of pulmonary
fibrosis, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 10,
2001 (age 76 years, 317
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Shirley Marsh —
also known as Shirley McVicker —
of Nebraska.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1973-88.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April 15,
1881.
Son of Samuel McKelvie and Jennie (Glandon) McKelvie.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936,
1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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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Jan Meyers (b. 1928) —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Superior, Nuckolls
County, Neb., July 20,
1928.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate, 1973-85; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1985-97.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ralph Stuart Moseley (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph S. Moseley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-18, 1921-22;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1928 (primary), 1930.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Benjamin Nelson (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Nelson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 17,
1941.
Son of Benjamin Earl Nelson and Birdella Ruby (Henderson) Nelson.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
executive; Governor of
Nebraska, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2001-; defeated, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Murray
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Son of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon (died 1919); married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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George William Norris (1861-1944) —
also known as George W. Norris —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, July 11,
1861.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., September
2, 1944 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, McCook, Neb.
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Thomas William Osborne (b. 1937) —
also known as Tom Osborne —
of LeMoyne, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., February
23, 1937.
Republican. Played pro football
as a receiver with the NFL Washington Redskins, 1960-61; football
coach with the University of Nebraska, 1973-97, where he won 13
conference titles and three national championships, and was inducted
into the College Football Hall of
Fame; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 2001-; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Nebraska, 2006.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr. (1886-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
31, 1886.
Son of Richard Cunningham Patterson and Martha Belle (Neiswanger)
Patterson.
Democrat. Gold miner;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive
vice-president and director, National Broadcasting
Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;
chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power &
Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatamala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53.
Methodist. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles H. Randall —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Auburn, Nemaha
County, Neb., July 23,
1865.
Son of Rev. Elias J. Randall and Sarah F. (Schooley) Randall.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of California
state assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924
(9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13th
District), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928.
Methodist.
Died at General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
18, 1951 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Leroy Ellis Ray (1893-1971) —
also known as L. E. Ray —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Rogers, Colfax
County, Neb., November
13, 1893.
Son of Addison C. Ray (1867-1933) and Nora Bernice (Hotchkiss) Ray
(1875-1943).
Republican. Engineer;
contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940;
chair
of Hall County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., January
4, 1971 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Charles Frank Reavis (1870-1932) —
also known as C. Frank Reavis —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., September
5, 1870.
Son of Isham Reavis and Anna (Dorrington) Reavis.
Republican. Lawyer; Richardson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-06; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1915-22.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1932
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Charles Simone Reece (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles S. Reece —
of Simeon, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Andrew
County, Mo., March 12,
1871.
Son of Alvis Franklin Reece and Huda (Mackie) Reece.
Republican. Rancher; Cherry
County Clerk, 1902; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March 12,
1883.
Son of George W. Sloan (1850-1916) and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan
(1856-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Daughter of Clifton Clark Dodd and Erville (Reeves) Dodd.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry A. Spencer (b. 1903) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bishops, Walton, England,
September
16, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936,
1940;
vice-chair
of Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-38; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Coif; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Acacia.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolphus Robert Talbot (b. 1859) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Alexis, Warren
County, Ill., April 11,
1859.
Son of William Talbot and Amy (Godfrey) Talbot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887-90.
Methodist. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Raymond Terry (b. 1962) —
also known as Lee Terry —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
29, 1962.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1999-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William M. Tidyman (b. 1876) —
also known as W. M. Tidyman —
of Hayes
County, Neb.
Born in Fillmore
County, Neb., December
16, 1876.
Son of William H. Tidyman and Melissa (Jack) Tidyman.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Hayes County Democratic Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence A. Trumbo (b. 1882) —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Born in New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa, July 13,
1882.
Son of W. Judson Trumbo and Mary L. (Spencer) Trumbo.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor
and builder; chair of
Phelps County Republican Party, 1933-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Minnie Fried Watson —
also known as Minnie Fried; Mrs. Curry W.
Watson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Daughter of David Hamilton Fried and Rachel Catherine (Lockhart)
Fried.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1937-40.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Frederick Welday (b. 1958) —
also known as Paul Welday —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in a hospital
at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
1, 1958.
Son of Donald F. Welday, Jr. (born 1930) and Patricia Ann
(Vanderberg) Welday (1929-1996).
Republican. Public
relations consultant; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988,
2000,
2004
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988, 2008; chief of staff, Omaha
Mayor P. J.
Morgan, 1989-92; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1992;
chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Joe
Knollenberg, 1993-2002; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2002-04.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2010.
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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elmer Fredrick Witte (b. 1896) —
also known as E. F. Witte —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., July 14,
1896.
Son of August F. Witte and Minnie (Ehinger) Witte.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pawnee County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Franklin Woodard (b. 1887) —
also known as E. F. Woodard —
of Chester, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Edgar, Clay
County, Neb., May 21,
1887.
Son of Franklin David Woodard and Rebecca (Turner) Woodard.
Republican. Farmer; Thayer
County Commissioner; chair of
Thayer County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Married, March 15,
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