Index to Locations
Grand Island Grand Island Cemetery
Grand Island
Cemetery
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
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Milan D. Bish (1929-2001) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Giltner, Hamilton
County, Neb., July 1,
1929.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, 1981-84; Barbados, 1981-84; Dominica, 1981-84; St. Lucia, 1981-84; St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1981-84; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and cancer,
at Tiffany Square care
center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
5, 2001 (age 72 years, 127
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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William Henry Thompson (1853-1937) —
also known as William H. Thompson; W. H.
Thompson —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Perrysville, Carroll
County, Ohio, December
14, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1890; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1892,
1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932;
mayor
of Grand Island, Neb., 1895-98; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1896-1900, 1920-24; candidate
for Governor of
Nebraska, 1902; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1924-31; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1933-34.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., June 6,
1937 (age 83 years, 174
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April
27, 1872.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April
19, 1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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Othman Ali Abbott Jr. (1874-1954) —
also known as O. A. Abbott, Jr. —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., September
14, 1874.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grand Island, Neb., 1932, 1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died August
14, 1954 (age 79 years, 334
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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Othman Ali Abbott (1842-1935) —
also known as Othman A. Abbott —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
September
19, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1872; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1877-79; Republican candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1912.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 25,
1935 (age 92 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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Leroy Ellis Ray (1893-1971) —
also known as L. E. Ray —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Rogers, Colfax
County, Neb., November
13, 1893.
Republican. Engineer;
contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940;
chair
of Hall County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., January
4, 1971 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Grand Island Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Addison C. Ray and Nora Bernice (Hotchkiss) Ray; married to
Gertrude Case. |
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