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Christopher J. Abbott (b. 1889) —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Son of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott.
Republican. Banker; lumber
business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen
Sears; married, August
14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz. |
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Othman Ali Abbott (1842-1935) —
also known as Othman A. Abbott —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
September
19, 1842.
Son of Abiel Boynton Abbott (1808-1885) and Sarah (Young) Abbott
(1817-1883).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1872; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1877-79.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 25,
1935 (age 92 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Son of John Lemuel Clevenger and Mary Elizabeth (Stemen) Clevenger.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential
Elector for Nebraska, 1912.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard
(1824-1910).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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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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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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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Son of John A. F. Wagener and Hester (Rable) Wagener.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
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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Relatives:
Married to Pearl Hock. |
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