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• Othman Ali Abbott, Jr. (b. 1874) — also known as O. A. Abbott, Jr. — of Grand Island, Hall County, Neb. Born in Grand Island, Hall County, Neb., September 14, 1874. Son of Othman Ali Abbott and Elizabeth (Griffin) Abbott; married, September 14, 1911, to Ella Bartenbach. Lawyer; mayor of Grand Island, Neb., 1932, 1939-40. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Nils Ackerman (1912-1994) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Pleasant Dale, Seward County, Neb., March 16, 1912. Son of Albert Ferdinand Ackerman and Irma Marie (Berlet) Ackerman; married, August 8, 1939, to Jean Caroline Doty. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and general counsel, Bankers Life Insurance Company; counsel, Nebraska Insurance Federation; chair of Lancaster County Republican Party, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died July 14, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) — also known as Chester H. Aldrich — of David City, Butler County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio, November 10, 1862. Son of George W. Aldrich and Sophrona E. (Hardy) Aldrich; married, June 4, 1889, to Sylvia E. Stroman. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1907; Governor of Nebraska, 1911-13; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died March 10, 1924. Interment at Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; married, August 29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow (died 1919); married, June 14, 1925, to Katherine Worley. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Nebraska state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) — also known as John C. Allen — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren County, Ill. Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vt., February 14, 1860. Son of John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen; married, August 2, 1881, to Abbie Stapleford; married, January 30, 1902, to Eudora Durrell. Republican. Merchant; banker; secretary of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated, 1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Monmouth, Warren County, Ill., January 12, 1939. Interment at Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, June 28, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962) (sister of William Jennings Bryan). 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, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 15, 1962. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Walter Lincoln Anderson (b. 1868) — 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. 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, American Legion; Forty and Eight; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph A. Baker (b. 1895) — of Valentine, Cherry County, Neb. Born in Gordon, Sheridan County, Neb., October 2, 1895. Son of Lee R. Baker and Adelina Celestenia Baker; married, August 30, 1919, to Mary Cole. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; chair of Cherry County Republican Party, 1956-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960, 1964. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard L. Banta, Jr. (b. 1912) — of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Oxford, Furnas County, Neb., September 24, 1912. Married, March 20, 1937, to Eloise N. Jansen. Republican. FBI special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• John Paige Bartlett (b. 1841) — also known as John P. Bartlett — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Weare, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 4, 1841. Son of John Bartlett and Lurena (Bailey) Bartlett; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie M. Harrington (died 1887); married 1888 to Lucy A. (Knight) Crosby. Democrat. Lawyer; New Hampshire Democratic state chair, 1890-92; member of New Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1895-96; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899; secretary of New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1904-06. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hobert Lee Blackledge (1900-1977) — also known as Hobert L. Blackledge — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb. Born in Red Cloud, Webster County, Neb., August 18, 1900. Son of Lewis H. Blackledge and Margaret E. (Lawrence) Blackledge. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1936. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) — of Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, June 10, 1881. Lawyer; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-. Swiss and English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, July 12, 1930, to Louella Olson. 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, Scottish Rite Masons; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Alpha Sigma Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Lions; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Kappa Delta; Pi Kappa Delta. Died September 9, 1960. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known as J. Melville Broughton — of Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 17, 1888. Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton; married, December 14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr.. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1936; Governor of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1949. Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Norris Brown (1863-1960) — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863. Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown; married, November 28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler (died 1925); married, February 5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland (died 1939). Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908; law partner of Irving F. Baxter. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 5, 1960. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) — also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader"; "The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator of the Platte" — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., March 19, 1860. Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; married, October 1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; brother of Charles Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962) (who married Thomas Stinson Allen); father of Ruth Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen Rudd Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for President of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912, 1920; U.S. Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Pi. Died in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., July 26, 1925. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Bryan County, Okla. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Clarence S. Darrow
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about William Jennings Bryan: Robert W. Cherny, A Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan; Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist, 1860-1908; Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman, 1909-1915; Paolo E. Coletta, William Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925; Michael Kazin, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
  
  
• Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) — also known as N. D. Burch — of Boyd County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Mo., June 17, 1871. Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March 15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in office 1931. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died March 18, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., May 23, 1935. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Dwight Willard Burney (1892-1987) — also known as Dwight W. Burney — of Nebraska. Born in Hartington, Cedar County, Neb., January 7, 1892. Son of Willard H. Burney. Member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-57; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1957-60, 1961-65; Governor of Nebraska, 1960-61. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hartington, Cedar County, Neb., March 10, 1987. Interment at Hartington Cemetery, Hartington, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Pawnee City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb. Butler County, Neb. is named for him.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) — also known as Hugh A. Butler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-2005) — also known as Clair A. Callan — of Odell, Gage County, Neb. Born in Odell, Gage County, Neb., March 20, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Died in Fairbury, Jefferson County, Neb., May 28, 2005. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Calvin F. Carsten (b. 1915) — of Avoca, Cass County, Neb. Born in Avoca, Cass County, Neb., November 11, 1915. Farmer; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature 2nd District, 1971; defeated, 1966. Congregationalist; later United Church of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Edward Francis Carter (b. 1897) — also known as Edward F. Carter — of Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Neb. Born in Middlebranch, Holt County, Neb., March 11, 1897. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34; appointed 1927; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-. Congregationalist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) — of Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo. Born in Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb., June 4, 1905. Married to Gertrude Ord. Republican. Hotel owner; oil business; member of Wyoming state senate, 1943-53. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died, of cancer, in Niobrara County Memorial Hospital, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyo., September 19, 1979. Interment at Lusk Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
  
  
• John William Chapman (1894-1978) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Crete, Saline County, Neb., September 8, 1894. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1978. Cremated.
  
  
• 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; married, April 10, 1918, to Myra May Stenner. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1929-43; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-. Presbyterian. English and Dutch ancestry. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Delta Chi; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence Leon Clark (b. 1890) — also known as Clarence L. Clark — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 27, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; vice-chair of Nebraska Democratic Party, 1936-40. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Fenimore Clark (1861-1932) — also known as Paul F. Clark — of Nebraska. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., 1861. Grandnephew of James Fenimore Cooper (novelist). Member of Nebraska state house of representatives; elected 1905; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1912. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Willow Glen, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 2, 1932. Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  
  
• Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) — of Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. Born near Long Pine, Brown County, Neb., August 20, 1885. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, December 13, 1960. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega. Died February 23, 1963. Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) — also known as Harry B. Coffee — of Chadron, Dawes County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born near Harrison, Sioux County, Neb., March 16, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 3, 1972. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William John Cooper (1882-1935) — of California. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., November 24, 1882. California superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927; resigned 1929. Member, Freemasons. Suffered a stroke while driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital at Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb., September 19, 1935. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  
  
• Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) — also known as Carl T. Curtis — of Minden, Kearney County, Neb. Born near Minden, Kearney County, Neb., March 15, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st District 1943-55); U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1964, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Delta; Theta Chi. Died, of congestive heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., January 24, 2000. Interment at Minden Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold John Daub, Jr. (b. 1941) — also known as Hal Daub, Jr. — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., April 23, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1990; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1995-; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1996; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; NAACP; Urban League; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) — of Ord, Valley County, Neb. Born in Harrison, Sioux County, Neb., July 12, 1894. Son of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis; married to Ida A. Bakker. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924 (alternate), 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) — also known as George A. Day — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Union County, Iowa, November 10, 1859. Son of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February 13, 1889, to Sarah Brown. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1902-20; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Renwick Dean — also known as James R. Dean — of Broken Bow, Custer County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in St. Louis, Mo. Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January 14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. Democrat. Lawyer; Custer County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1912. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) — also known as Robert V. Denney — of Fairbury, Jefferson County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, April 11, 1916. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 26, 1981. Interment at Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known as George H. Dern — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dodge County, Neb., September 8, 1872. Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern; married, June 7, 1899, to Charlotte Brown. Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company; joint inventor, with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state senate, 1915-23; Governor of Utah, 1925-33; U.S. Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hospital, of influenza and kidney failure, August 27, 1936. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) — of O'Neill, Holt County, Neb. Born in Rock County, Wis., November 21, 1863. Son of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson; married, June 14, 1900, to Marion Skirving. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41; died in office 1941. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) — also known as Leland I. Doan — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in North Bend, Dodge County, Neb., November 9, 1894. Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan; married, April 17, 1917, to Ruth Alden Dow (1895-1950) (sister of Margaret Grace Dow Towsley; aunt of Margaret Ann Riecker); married 1950 to Mildred Mellus. Republican. President, Dow Chemical Company, 1949-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 4, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dow-Hale-Buchanan-Riecker family of Michigan
  
  
• George A. Eberly (b. 1871) — of Stanton, Stanton County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., February 9, 1871. Son of John Eberly and Mary (Alger) Eberly; married to Rose E. Psotta. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-07; director, Stanton National Bank; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43. Congregationalist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Veterans (later SUVCW); United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Milton Charles Ebers (b. 1911) — also known as Milton C. Ebers — of Fremont, Dodge County, Neb. Born in Seward, Seward County, Neb., April 16, 1911. Insurance agent; mayor of Fremont, Neb., 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Albert William Elsasser (1888-1961) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 8, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923-24. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 9, 1961. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  
  
• 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; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 10, 2005. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • 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
  
  
• 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); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann Bloomer "Betty" Warren; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. 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; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. 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. Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon; L. William Seidman
  • See also: congressional biography; 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
  
  
• Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) — also known as Robert W. Furnas — of Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb. Born in Miami County, Ohio, May 5, 1824. Son of William Furnas and Martha (Jenkins) Furnas; married, October 29, 1845, to Mary E. McComas; married to Susannah (Emswiler) Jameson. Republican. Printer; farmer; member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of Nebraska, 1873-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died June 1, 1905. Interment at Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Neb. Furnas County, Neb. is named for him.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William J. Garlow (b. 1913) — of Cody, Park County, Wyo. Born in North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb., January 4, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) — of O'Neill, Holt County, Neb. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April 10, 1875. Son of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie; married, November 20, 1902, to Bertha E. Fawkes. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herbert Elmer Gooch (b. 1878) — also known as Herbert E. Gooch — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 19, 1878. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. President of Gooch Milling & Elevator Co.; Gooch Food Products Co.; Lincoln Mills; and Star Publishing Co. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio, December 10, 1863. Son of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss; married, October 4, 1890, to Carrie Shimp. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1893; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1920-25; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office 1938. Methodist. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons. Died August 13, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• J. Reid Green (b. 1881) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Dewitt, Saline County, Neb., January 8, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1919-25; vice-chair of Nebraska Republican Party, 1924-26. Methodist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) — also known as Dwight P. Griswold — of Gordon, Sheridan County, Neb.; Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Neb. Born in Harrison, Sioux County, Neb., November 27, 1893. Son of Dwight H. Griswold and Clarissa (Palmer) Griswold; married, September 25, 1919, to Erma Elliott. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; newspaper editor; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Nebraska state senate, 1925-29; Governor of Nebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 12, 1954. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
  • Cross-reference: Val Peterson
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) — of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Delmar, Clinton County, Iowa, February 6, 1881. Business executive; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26. Methodist. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Tau. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William C. Hastings (b. 1921) — of Nebraska. Born in Newman Grove, Madison County, Neb., January 31, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in Nebraska, 1965-79; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1979-87; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1987-. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees. Still living as of 1993.
  
  
• Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) — also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley Knapp — of Torrington, Goshen County, Wyo. Born in Osceola, Polk County, Neb., July 19, 1924. Son of Robert Knapp and Lily Knapp; step-son of Franklin E. Hathaway and Velma Hathaway; married to Roberta 'Bobby' Hurley (died 2004). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Goshen County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1960, 1972; Wyoming Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Moose. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., October 4, 2005. Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John Havekost (1872-1950) — of Hooper, Dodge County, Neb. Born in Logan Township, Dodge County, Neb., July 30, 1872. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1922; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1927-32; Nebraska state treasurer, 1939-41. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hooper, Dodge County, Neb., April 20, 1950. Interment at Hooper Cemetery, Hooper, Neb.
  
  
• Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) — of Atkinson, Holt County, Neb. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 21, 1858. Son of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married, December 21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb. Republican. Implement dealer; real estate dealer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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); married, November 11, 1884, to Elizabeth Burtch; father of Findley Burtch Howard. 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, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Columbus, Platte County, Neb., July 19, 1951. Interment at Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Fred Alonso Howe — also known as F. A. Howe — of North Bend, Dodge County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1907. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Ridge Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
  
  
• 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; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 25, 1999. Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) — of Douglas, Converse County, Wyo. Born in Belvidere, Thayer County, Neb., November 20, 1892. Republican. Railway station agent; merchant; banker; member of Wyoming state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1956; member of Wyoming state senate, 1957-67. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) — also known as E. E. Jackman — of Grant, Perkins County, Neb. Born in Lowpoint, Woodford County, Ill., March 4, 1884. Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April 24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) — of Neligh, Antelope County, Neb. Born in Neligh, Antelope County, Neb., July 19, 1885. Son of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna Bowen. Republican. Lawyer; president, Neligh National Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1937. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) — also known as Albert W. Jefferis — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 7, 1868. Son of Henry P. Jefferis and Elizabeth Jefferis; married, October 27, 1897, to Helen J. Malarkey. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen; Delta Chi. Died September 14, 1942. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Raymond Allen Constan Johnson (b. 1923) — also known as Ray Johnson — of Nebraska. Born in Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa, July 25, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Nebraska state auditor, 1971-91. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1993.
  
  
• Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) — also known as Walter H. Judd — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Rising City, Butler County, Neb., September 25, 1898. Married 1932 to Miriam Louise Barber. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Md., February 13, 1994. Interment at Blue Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb.; Denver, Colo. Born in McCook, Red Willow County, Neb., January 29, 1908. Son of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley; married, June 21, 1930, to Georgia E. Pyne. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936; Red Willow County Attorney, 1942-44; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member of Colorado state senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Delta Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1977.
  
  
• Paul H. King (b. 1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Neb., August 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles E. Townsend and Truman H. Newberry. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Melvin Robert Laird, Jr. (b. 1922) — also known as Melvin R. Laird — of Marshfield, Wood County, Wis. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 1, 1922. Grandson of William Duncan Connor; son of Melvin Robert Laird, Sr. and Helen Connor Laird; married to Barbara Masters; uncle of Jessica Laird (who married James E. Doyle). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1946-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1974. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also Laird family of Wisconsin
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Loren H. Laughlin (b. 1896) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, August 13, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928, 1932, 1936. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Clayton Lloyd (1893-1971) — also known as Harold Lloyd — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Burchard, Pawnee County, Neb., April 20, 1893. Son of James Darsie Lloyd and Sarah Elizabeth (Fraser) Lloyd; married 1923 to Mildred Davis. Republican. Actor, comedian, film producer; appeared in over 200 motion pictures; one of the founders, in 1927, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Lost two fingers in a 1919 accident. Died, of prostate cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 8, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Gerald E. Mackie (1910-2000) — of Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., April 22, 1910. Mayor of Hastings, Neb., 1952-53, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., December 21, 2000. Interment at Guide Rock Cemetery, Guide Rock, Neb.
  
  
• 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; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died October 6, 1956. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) — also k