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Chauncey Edward Barney (b. 1915) —
also known as Chauncey E. Barney —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
10, 1915.
Son of George P. Barney and Nettie (Hillis) Barney.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Still living as of 1952.
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Relatives:
Married to Melba Devoe. |
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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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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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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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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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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, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (1928-2010) —
also known as Theodore C. Sorensen; Ted
Sorensen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 8,
1928.
Son of Christian Abraham Sorensen and Annis (Chaikin) Sorensen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
special counsel to President John
F. Kennedy, 1961-63; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1984.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Died in 2010
(age about
82 years).
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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