Nemaha County
Kansas
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Nemaha County
Kansas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nemaha County
Index to Locations
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William Purnell Lambertson (1880-1957) —
also known as William P. Lambertson —
of Fairview, Brown
County, Kan.
Born in Fairview, Brown
County, Kan., March 23,
1880.
Son of William Franklin Lambertson and Ida (Brown) Lambertson.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1909; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1929-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died October
26, 1957 (age 77 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sabetha Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca City Cemetery.
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Lee Edward Geyer (1888-1941) —
also known as Lee E. Geyer —
of Gardena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wetmore, Nemaha
County, Kan., September
9, 1888.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Died of lung
cancer, at Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
11, 1941 (age 53 years, 32
days).
Interment at Wetmore Cemetery.
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