The Political Graveyard: Pawnee County, Neb.

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Pawnee County
Nebraska

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pawnee County

Index to Locations

Pawnee City Cemetery
Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska

Politicians buried here:

David Christy Butler (1829-1891) — also known as David C. Butler — of Nebraska. Born December 15, 1829. Republican. Member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1861; member Nebraska territorial council, 1864; Governor of Nebraska, 1867-71; removed 1871; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-71; impeached on March 4, 1871, and removed from office as Governor on June 2, 1871. Member, Freemasons. Died May 25, 1891 (age 61 years, 161 days). Interment at Pawnee City Cemetery.

		Butler County, Neb. is named for him.
		See also National Governors Association biography

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.

		Relatives: Married, September 15, 1920, to Marjorie Colwell.
		Cross-reference: Frederick H. Wagener
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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