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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Orville Baldwin (1905-1988) —
also known as Orville Baldwin; W. O.
Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
1, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 4th District, 1958; candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks.
Died March
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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Irving Franklin Baxter (b. 1863) —
also known as Irving F. Baxter —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Liverpool, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
11, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Douglas
County Judge, 1893-99; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1900-04; resigned 1904; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1904-05; law partner of Norris
Brown.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baxter and Amie C. (Sitts) Baxter; married, September
26, 1888, to Mary C. Gleason. |
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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen
Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, March
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining in a cafe at
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 7,
1948 (age 69 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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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.
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 September, 1977
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis H. Blackledge and Margaret E. (Lawrence)
Blackledge. |
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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.
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D. Michael Boyle (b. 1944) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
19, 1944.
Mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1981-87.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Recalled
from office as mayor in 1987.
Still living as of 1997.
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Jack Edward Brown (1927-2000) —
also known as Jack E. Brown —
of Paradise Valley, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
15, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1972.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association.
Died January
6, 2000 (age 72 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Jacob Brown and Mary (Radinsky) Brown; married, August
27, 1950, to Suzanne Goldman. |
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) —
also known as Edward R. Burke —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
28, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1968 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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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.
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 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Edward Francis Carter (1897-1981) —
also known as Edward F. Carter —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Middlebranch, Holt
County, Neb., March
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34; appointed 1927; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-71.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
21, 1981 (age 84 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1929-43; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-.
Presbyterian.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Chi; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Chappell and Pleasant May (Turner) Chappell;
married, April
10, 1918, to Myra May Stenner. |
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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
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
vice-chair
of Nebraska Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Dennis Cronin (b. 1895) —
also known as Julius D. Cronin —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb., May 29,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936,
1948
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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 for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 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 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Clarence Alba Davis (1892-1974) —
also known as Clarence A. Davis —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver City, Furnas
County, Neb., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in May, 1974
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Beaver City, Neb.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis; married to Ida A.
Bakker. |
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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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; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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Frederick M. Deutsch (b. 1898) —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Talmadge, Otoe
County, Neb., September
4, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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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.
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; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks;
American Bar Association.
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 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | 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 |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Chester Almeron Fowler (b. 1862) —
also known as Chester A. Fowler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Rubicon, Dodge
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 18th Circuit, 1905-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-40.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Dwight Fowler and Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler;
married, May 30,
1892, to Carrie J. Smith. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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William Charles Fraser (1887-1975) —
also known as W. C. Fraser —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Walnut, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, June 20,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-70; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Urban
League; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in June, 1975
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Fraser and Dora (Burton) Fraser; married, September
27, 1909, to Mabel Gray. |
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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Paul Francis Good (b. 1893) —
also known as Paul F. Good —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb., March
16, 1893.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Good and Jennie (Jensen) Good; married, September
1, 1917, to Dorothy Francis Collins. |
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Fred T. Hanson (b. 1902) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Wakefield, Dixon
County, Neb., February
25, 1902.
Probate judge in Nebraska, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 5th District, 1948.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); 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; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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P. J. Heaton Sr. (b. 1904) —
of Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb.
Born in Central City, Merrick
County, Neb., March
17, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter D. Hoagland (1941-2007) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
17, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; law
clerk for U.S. District Judge Oliver
Gasch, 1969-70; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 6th District, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1989-95; defeated,
1994.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Common
Cause.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 2007 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April
25, 1999 (age 94 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Frank Irvine (1858-1931) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law
professor; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907;
member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died June 23,
1931 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 19,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Neligh National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna
Bowen. |
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Harvey M. Johnsen (1895-1975) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., July 16,
1895.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1939-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1940-65; took
senior status 1965.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
15, 1975 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
29, 1908.
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; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley; married, June 21,
1930, to Georgia E. Pyne. |
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James Harvey Kemp (1871-1962) —
also known as J. H. Kemp —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Page
County, Va., October
6, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Nebraska, February
19, 1962 (age 90 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) —
also known as James C. Kinsler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March
17, 1869.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April
27, 1946 (age 77 years, 41
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Norman Krivosha (b. 1934) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1934.
Chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1984.
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; 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,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Blair Letton (b. 1853) —
also known as Charles B. Letton —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
October
25, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 1st District, 1895-1903; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1906-25.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Letton and Agnes (Michie) Letton; married, September
2, 1885, to Althera H. Pike. |
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
30, 1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Manahan (1866-1932) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., March
12, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway
System, 1895.
Member, American Bar Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Lawrence A. Marty (b. 1926) —
of Green River, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.
Born in Leigh, Colfax
County, Neb., June 17,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1958-59; chair of
Sweetwater County Republican Party, 1960-64, 1968-70; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1964.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman L. Marty and Frances J. (Harvey) Marty. |
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Francis Patrick Matthews (1887-1952) —
also known as Francis P. Matthews —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Albion, Boone
County, Neb., March
15, 1887.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
18, 1952 (age 65 years, 217
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Clarence A. H. Meyer (b. 1910) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pender, Thurston
County, Neb., September
1, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1961-75.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Francis Mullen (b. 1873) —
also known as Arthur F. Mullen —
of Holt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Kingston, Ontario,
May
31, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Holt
County Attorney, 1901-07; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1910-11; appointed 1910; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1916-20.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mullen and Emily (Clancy) Mullen; married, June 18,
1903, to Mary T. Dolan. |
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John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) —
also known as John J. Nangle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
28, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory
(now Murray
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon; married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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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, Grand Island, Neb.
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Frank A. Peterson (b. 1881) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1916-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Peterson and Caroline C. (Swanson) Peterson; married 1910 to Selma
Engstrom. |
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James Cloyd Quigley (1887-1960) —
also known as James C. Quigley —
of Valentine, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Valentine, Cherry
County, Neb., March 6,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Nebraska, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936-49.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1960
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Valentine, Neb.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 6,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren
Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 26,
1996 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills; married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Sandall (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles E. Sandall —
of York, York
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in York, York
County, Neb., January
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; York
County Attorney, 1906-12; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1928
(speaker);
member, Nebraska Supreme Court Commission, 1925-26; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1930-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died August
29, 1951 (age 75 years, 228
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Robert Glenmore Simmons (1891-1969) —
also known as Robert G. Simmons —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born near Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb., December
25, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Scotts
Bluff County Attorney, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 6th District, 1923-33; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1938-63.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
27, 1969 (age 78 years, 2
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Robert M. Spire (1925-1994) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
20, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1985.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Urban
League.
Died March 3,
1994 (age 68 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas; married, December
19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard. |
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Robert Van Pelt (b. 1897) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cambridge, Furnas
County, Neb., September
9, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Van Pelt and Sarah (Simon) Van Pelt; married, June 17,
1925, to Mildred Carter. |
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Joseph Thomas Votava (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph T. Votava —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Butler
County, Neb., December
21, 1885.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1935-54.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Votava and Antonia (Kalenda) Votava; married, August
18, 1916, to Anna Louise Dusatko. |
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Hermann Godfrey Wellensiek (b. 1884) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Syracuse, Otoe
County, Neb., September
28, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1928-32; member of Nebraska
Republican State Central Committee, 1934-38.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry F. Wellensiek and Maria Katharine (Kampeter) Wellensiek;
married, October
5, 1915, to Adah Lanham; married, September
12, 1925, to Anna Blanche Swartwood. |
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Adolph Eilert Wenke (b. 1898) —
also known as Adolph E. Wenke —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Pender, Thurston
County, Neb., January
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1936;
district judge in Nebraska 9th District, 1938-43; appointed 1938; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Wenke and Henrietta (Athen) Wenke; married, June 7,
1925, to Gertrude H. Bauer. |
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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.
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, Pawnee City, Neb.
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William H. Wright (b. 1902) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb., November
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred A. Wright and Elizabeth (Royer) Wright; married, October
15, 1930, to Myldred Handy. |
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) —
also known as Evelle J. Younger —
of California.
Born in Stamford, Harlan
County, Neb., June 19,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; FBI
agent; lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge in
California, 1958-64; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1964-70; California
state attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerotic
cardiovascular
disease, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1989 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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