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Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) —
also known as J. Sterling Morton —
of Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 22,
1832.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary
of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor of
Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., April 27,
1902 (age 70 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Monroe Leland Hayward (1840-1899) —
also known as Monroe L. Hayward —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Willsboro, Essex
County, N.Y., December
22, 1840.
Son of William J. Hayward.
Republican. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1899; died in office 1899.
Died in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., December
5, 1899 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile
collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital
at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John Hyde Sweet (1880-1964) —
also known as John H. Sweet —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
1, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940-41.
Died in Community Hospital,
Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1964 (age 83 years, 216
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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