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James Nils Ackerman (1912-1994) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pleasant Dale, Seward
County, Neb., March 16,
1912.
Son of Albert Ferdinand Ackerman and Irma Marie (Berlet) Ackerman.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Bankers Life
Insurance Company; counsel, Nebraska Insurance
Federation; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1994 (age 82 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, January
8, 1865.
Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August
29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow (died 1919); married, June 14,
1925, to Katherine Worley. |
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Son of John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Joseph Pearson Baldwin (1869-1940) —
also known as Joseph P. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 26,
1869.
Son of William Wiley Baldwin (1836-1921) and Nancy Matilda Ann
(Pearson) Baldwin (1845-1909).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
22, 1940 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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William Orville Baldwin (1905-1988) —
also known as Orville Baldwin; W. O.
Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
1, 1905.
Son of Joseph
Pearson Baldwin and Lydia Jane (Franklin) Baldwin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 4th District, 1958; candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks.
Died March 19,
1988 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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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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William E. Barrett (b. 1929) —
also known as Bill Barrett —
of Lexington, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lexington, Dawson
County, Neb., February
9, 1929.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Nebraska
Republican State Executive Committee, 1964-66, 1973-79; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1968;
Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1973-75; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 39th District, 1979-90; Speaker of
the Nebraska Legislature, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1991-2001.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Raymond Barry (1915-1988) —
also known as Robert R. Barry —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 15,
1915.
Son of Ralph Barry and Ethel (Tamanosian) Barry.
Republican. President, Plumas Mining Co.;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-65 (27th District 1959-63,
25th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif., June 14,
1988 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gustav Binderup (1873-1950) —
also known as Charles G. Binderup —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in Horsens, Denmark,
March
5, 1873.
Son of George Werner Binderup and Laurentza (Bjerring) Binderup.
Farmer;
merchant;
real
estate dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1935-39; defeated
(Independent), 1940.
Presbyterian. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., August
19, 1950 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March 19,
1860.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan (1834-1896).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan (1834-1896);
married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird (1860-1930); cousin of William
Sherman Jennings; brother of Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962; who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown. See Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan |
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in
Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Howard Homan Buffett (1903-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Buffett —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
13, 1903.
Son of Ernest Platt Buffett and Henriette (Duvall) Buffett.
Republican. Stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1943-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 30,
1964 (age 60 years, 261
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Ellwood Blake Chappell (b. 1889) —
also known as E. B. Chappell —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osmond, Pierce
County, Neb., May 4,
1889.
Son of William Henry Chappell and Pleasant May (Turner) Chappell.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1929-43; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-.
Presbyterian. English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) —
also known as William O. Cowger —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., January
1, 1922.
Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated,
1970.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
Urban
League; American
Legion.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Son of John B. Cryer and Elizabeth (Grange) Cryer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March 15,
1905.
Son of Frank O. Curtis and Alberta Mae (Smith) Curtis.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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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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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Son of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 11,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Son of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41; died in office
1941.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) —
also known as Leland I. Doan —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in North Bend, Dodge
County, Neb., November
9, 1894.
Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Son of William Furnas and Martha (Jenkins) Furnas.
Republican. Printer;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) —
also known as Dwight P. Griswold —
of Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb.; Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., November
27, 1893.
Son of Dwight H. Griswold and Clarissa (Palmer) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29; Governor of
Nebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 12,
1954 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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William C. Hastings (b. 1921) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Newman Grove, Madison
County, Neb., January
31, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in
Nebraska, 1965-79; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1979-87; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1987-.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1993.
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James Harvey Kemp (1871-1962) —
also known as J. H. Kemp —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Page
County, Va., October
6, 1871.
Son of Thomas M. Kemp (1836-1926) and Elizabeth J. (Kibler) Kemp
(1843-1896).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Nebraska, February
19, 1962 (age 90 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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John Henry Kyl (1919-2002) —
also known as John Kyl —
of Iowa.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., May 9,
1919.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959-65, 1967-73;
defeated, 1958, 1964, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Died in 2002
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jon Llewellyn Kyl (b. 1942) —
also known as Jon Kyl —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., April 25,
1942.
Son of John
Henry Kyl.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1987-95; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1995-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Melvin Robert Laird, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Son of Melvin
Robert Laird, Sr. and Helen
Connor Laird.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1946-52; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Purple
Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Thomas Martin (1907-1997) —
also known as David T. Martin; Dave Martin —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., July 9,
1907.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1948;
Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1949-54; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-54; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-75 (4th District 1961-63, 3rd
District 1963-75).
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Shriners;
Alpha
Chi Rho.
Died May 15,
1997 (age 89 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Matschullat (b. 1905) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., April 9,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1940;
secretary
of Nebraska Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Presumed
deceased.
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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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Wilbur A. Racely (b. 1885) —
of Pender, Thurston
County, Neb.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1885.
Son of Reuben Racely and Katherine (Minnix) Racely.
Republican. Thurston
County Surveyor, 1910-15, 1938; merchant;
chair
of Thurston County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hilliard Samuel Ridgely (b. 1874) —
also known as Hilliard S. Ridgely —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Siam, Taylor
County, Iowa, October
16, 1874.
Son of Eli Ridgely and Olive Marie (Allen) Ridgely.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1899-1902; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1911-14; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Sandall (b. 1876) —
also known as Charles E. Sandall —
of York, York
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in York, York
County, Neb., January
13, 1876.
Son of Andrew L. Sandall and Matilda (Kaliff) Sandall.
Republican. Lawyer; York
County Attorney, 1906-12; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1928;
member, Nebraska Supreme Court Commission, 1925-26; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1930-35.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew L. Sandall and Matilda (Kaliff) Sandall; married, June 28,
1905, to Marie E. Romsdal (died 1939); married, November
17, 1942, to Marion Davis Moore; father of John Chester Sandall
(Captain, Army Air Force, World War II; killed in action,
1944). |
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Son of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ingebert J. Thomsen (b. 1873) —
also known as I. J. Thomsen —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in North Albid, Denmark,
August
4, 1873.
Son of Peter H. Thomsen and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen.
Republican. Farmer; inventor
of Nu-Matic horse
collar; Kearney
County Clerk, 1916-23; postmaster;
real
estate dealer; abstractor;
chair
of Kearney County Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian. Danish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1881.
Son of Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl.
Engineer;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1933-36.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died March 7,
1974 (age 92 years, 343
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence A. Valder (1872-1954) —
also known as C. A. Valder —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Burt
County, Neb., November
30, 1872.
Son of Edwin E. Valder and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Valder.
Farmer;
grocer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died August 7,
1954 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Ralph R. Vance (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Son of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lew Wallace (b. 1889) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., March 27,
1889.
Son of Henry M. Wallace and Margaret (Scott) Wallace.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1938; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1942, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Weaver, Jr. (1912-1996) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., November
19, 1912.
Son of Arthur
J. Weaver and Maude E. (Hart) Weaver.
Republican. Insurance
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Died February
15, 1996 (age 83 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) —
also known as Phil Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April 9,
1919.
Son of Arthur
J. Weaver and Evelyn Maude (Hart) Weaver.
Republican. Radio
announcer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,
1962.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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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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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Son of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian. German and
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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