The Political Graveyard: Lancaster County, Neb.

Lancaster County
Nebraska

Lancaster County information:

Population: 250,291 (2000); 213,641 (1990)
Land area 839 square miles.
County seat: Lincoln
Lancaster County official web site.
Capital Impact: Lancaster County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Lancaster County
Politicians who were born in Lancaster County
Politicians who lived in Lancaster County
Politicians who died in Lancaster County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lancaster County

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Selected officials of Lancaster County

(not intended to be complete)

Thomas Charles Munger (County Attorney, 1897-1901) Frank A. Peterson (County Attorney, 1916-18) Frederick H. Wagener (County Attorney, 1947) Paul L. Douglas (County Attorney, 1960-74)

Private or family graveyard
Lancaster County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

Charles Wilson Pierce (1823-1907) — of Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Benton, Yates County, N.Y., October 7, 1823. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1868-69; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Nebraska state senate, 1881. Died February 18, 1907. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Victor Vifquain (1836-1907) — of Saline County, Neb. Born in Brussels, Belgium, May 20, 1836. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; involved in unsuccessful effort to kidnap Confederate president Jefferson Davis, 18 received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the assault of Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 1865; newspaper publisher; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; Saline County Surveyor, 1871; U.S. Consul in Barranquilla, 1886-88; Colón, 1888-90; Adjutant General of Nebraska, 1890-92; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1893-97; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Died January 7, 1907. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Arthur Maguire (1870-1939) — also known as John A. Maguire — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Jo Daviess County, Ill., November 29, 1870. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1909-15; defeated, 1914; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1938-39. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., July 1, 1939. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Evergreen Cemetery
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

Amasa Cobb (1823-1905) — of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., September 27, 1823. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 5, 1905. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lincoln Memorial Park
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) — of North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Avoca, Cass County, Neb., January 28, 1886. Son of Charles A. Cochran and Jane (Wilkinson) Cochran; married, March 18, 1919, to Aileen Gantt. Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of Nebraska, 1935-41; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Society of Civil Engineers. Died February 23, 1963. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) — also known as Ralph G. Brooks — of Wymore, Gage County, Neb. Born in Eustis, Frontier County, Neb., July 6, 1898. Son of Adam Hansford Brooks and Tina S. (Olson) Brooks; married, December 24, 1934, to Darleene L. Day (born 1907). Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960. Member, Lions; Freemasons; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi Kappa Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Kappa Delta. Died September 9, 1960. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) — also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from North Platte" — of North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb., March 26, 1911. Son of Mainard E. Crosby and Cora May (Berkey) Crosby; married, November 29, 1934, to Elizabeth Ehler; married, May 22, 1971, to LaVon Kehoe. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1956, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964, 1972, 1976. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks. Died, of Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 7, 2000. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Clark Jeary (1892-1959) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 25, 1892. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 27, 1959. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) — also known as Pat Boyles — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Terry, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63. Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario, June 7, 1972. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Fenton B. Fleming (1882-1953) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Athol, Smith County, Kan., July 17, 1882. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1933-35. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 4, 1953. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Dean H. Petersen (1904-1989) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Hampton, Hamilton County, Neb., January 26, 1904. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1963-67. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., July 21, 1989. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Richard O. Johnson (1894-1971) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Weston, Saunders County, Neb., April 24, 1894. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1941-43. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., October 14, 1971. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Thomas R. Pansing (d. 1973) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Morenci, Greenlee County, Ariz. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1950. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 13, 1973. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.

Wyuka Cemetery
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1982
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) — also known as Charles W. Bryan — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., February 10, 1867. Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of William Jennings Bryan; married, November 29, 1892, to Bessie Elizabeth Brokaw; uncle of Ruth Bryan Owen. Democrat. Coal business; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1924. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 4, 1945. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Franz Christopher Radke
- See also Bryan family of Illinois
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) — also known as John M. Thayer — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Mass., January 24, 1820. Uncle of Arthur Laban Bates. Republican. Member Nebraska territorial council, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1867-71; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1875-78; Governor of Nebraska, 1887-91, 1891-92. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 19, 1906. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery. Thayer County, Neb. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
John James Exon (1921-2005) — also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Geddes, Charles Mix County, S.Dak., August 9, 1921. Son of John Exon and Luella Exon; married 1943 to Patricia Pros. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004; member of Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1979-. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 10, 2005. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Norman A. Otto
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about J. James Exon: Duane Hutchinson, Exon : Biography of a Governor
Albinus Nance (1848-1911) — of Osceola, Polk County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in La Fayette, Stark County, Ill., March 30, 1848. Son of Hiram Nance and Sarah R. (Smith) Nance; married, September 30, 1875, to Sarah White. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876; Governor of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and Stromsburg Bank, 1879-88. Congregationalist. Died December 7, 1911. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery. Nance County, Neb. is named for him.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
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; married, September 1, 1891, to Fannie Fern Wright. 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, December 27, 1941, to Betty May. 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
William Amos Poynter (1848-1909) — also known as William A. Poynter — of Albion, Boone County, Neb. Born May 29, 1848. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1885; member of Nebraska state senate, 1891; Governor of Nebraska, 1899-1901. Died April 5, 1909. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
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; married, June 19, 1904, to Flossie DeArnold. 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Hazel Hempel Abel (1888-1966) — also known as Mrs. George P. Abel — of Nebraska. Born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb., July 10, 1888. Republican. Nebraska Republican state chair, 1954; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1956. Female. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., July 30, 1966. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) — also known as Charles E. Magoon — of Nebraska. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., December 5, 1861. Son of Henry C. Magoon. U.S. Minister to Panama, 1905-06. Congregationalist. Died, two days after surgery for acute appendicitis, in Washington, D.C., January 14, 1920. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Gilbert Lafayette Laws (1838-1907) — of Nebraska. Born near Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 11, 1838. Republican. Secretary of state of Nebraska, 1887-89; resigned 1889; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1889-91. Died April 25, 1907. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Jesse Burr Strode (1845-1924) — also known as Jesse B. Strode — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Farmers Township, Fulton County, Ill., February 18, 1845. Republican. District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1892-94; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1895-99. Died November 10, 1924. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Eugene Jerome Hainer (1851-1929) — also known as Eugene J. Hainer — of Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb. Born in Hungary, August 16, 1851. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1893-97; defeated, 1896. Died March 17, 1929. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) — also known as Oren S. Copeland — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born near Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., March 16, 1887. Son of Samuel R. Copeland and Josephine D. (French) Copeland; married, March 16, 1916, to Iva C. Young. Republican. Coal and oil dealer; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Optimist Club. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 10, 1958. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Roy Henry Thorpe (1874-1951) — also known as Roy H. Thorpe — of Nebraska. Born in Indiana, 1874. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922-23. Died in 1951. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Turner Mastin Marquette (1831-1894) — also known as Turner M. Marquette — of Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb. Born near Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, July 19, 1831. Republican. Member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1857-59; member Nebraska territorial council, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., December 22, 1894. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, October 29, 1902, to Helen Marie Nance. 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Frank Marsh (1924-2001) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Norfolk, Madison County, Neb., April 27, 1924. Married to Shirley Marsh. 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. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sertoma. Died, of pulmonary fibrosis, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 10, 2001. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Francis W. Brown (1854-1915) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Maryland, June 16, 1854. Democrat. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1905-09; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1905. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., July 7, 1915. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Joel Alfred Piper (d. 1944) — also known as Joel A. Piper — of Nebraska. Secretary of state of Nebraska, 1895-97. Died in 1944. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Clarence Gillespie Miles (1887-1959) — also known as Clarence G. Miles — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Beattie, Marshall County, Kan., June 12, 1887. Democrat. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1947-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1950. Died in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., March 7, 1959. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Hudson J. Winnett (1846-1918) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Washington County, Pa., April 19, 1846. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1899-1903; member of Nebraska railway commission, 1907-13. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 19, 1918. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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; married, March 15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. 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. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Robert Emmett Moore (1849-1921) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Darwin, Clark County, Ill., October 22, 1849. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1883-85; member of Nebraska state senate, 1887, 1891-93. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., December 6, 1921. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill., 1846. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 5, 1927. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Austin H. Weir (1842-1907) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born January 10, 1842. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1891-95. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 8, 1907. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
John Eschelman Miller (1859-1938) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Cumberland (unknown county), Pa., August 2, 1859. Democrat. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1917-20. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 15, 1938. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Robert B. Graham (1842-1912) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 17, 1842. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1889-91. Died February 8, 1912. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Harvey Wesley Hardy (1825-1913) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Gainesville, Wyoming County, N.Y., October 29, 1825. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1877-79. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 10, 1913. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Erastus E. Brown (1836-1908) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., 1836. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1872-73; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1879, 1883. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 15, 1908. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Bennett S. Martin (1904-1975) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Oregon, Holt County, Mo., March 6, 1904. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1956-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 3, 1975. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
John Doolittle (1836-1898) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., 1836. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1882-83. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 21, 1898. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Vern Hedge (1877-1963) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, September 3, 1877. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1927-29. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 31, 1963. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
John H. Wright (1845-1925) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., December 10, 1845. Republican. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1880-81. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 14, 1925. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Robert Erle Campbell (1888-1978) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born March 13, 1888. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1939-41. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 22, 1978. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
Dell L. Tyrell (d. 1965) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1963. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., December 8, 1965. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.

Panama Cemetery
Panama, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897-1977) — also known as R. D. Harrison — of Norfolk, Madison County, Neb. Born near Panama, Lancaster County, Neb., January 26, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1951-59. Died in Norfolk, Madison County, Neb., June 11, 1977. Interment at Panama Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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