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Christopher Joseph Abbott (1889-1954) —
also known as Christopher J. Abbott —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Banker; lumber
business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died January
10, 1954 (age 64 years, 91
days).
Interment at Hyannis Cemetery, Hyannis, Neb.
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Frederick Alexander —
also known as Fred Alexander —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Banker; mayor
of Scottsbluff, Neb., 1911-13, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, January
8, 1865.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August
29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow; married, June 14,
1925, to Katherine Worley. |
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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.
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 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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William Lester Armstrong (1937-2016) —
also known as William L. Armstrong; Bill
Armstrong —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., March
16, 1937.
Republican. Radio station
president; banker; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1963-64; member of Colorado
state senate, 1965-72; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1973-79; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1979-91; president,
Colorado Christian University, 2006.
Died, from cancer,
in Denver,
Colo., July 5,
2016 (age 79 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Banning (b. 1869) —
of Union, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Wyoming, Otoe
County, Neb., September
18, 1869.
Farmer;
grain and
farm
implement dealer; banker; Cass
County Commissioner, 1903-05; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1909-11, 1923-32.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Banning and Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Banning; married, September
6, 1899, to Jennie E. Roush. |
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Clifton B. Batchelder (1909-2001) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born August
21, 1909.
Republican. Bank director; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1972.
Died August
17, 2001 (age 91 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) —
also known as A. S. Bloedel —
of Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., May 8,
1876.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad;
bank director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah
Weatherhead. |
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John Tannyhill Bressler (1849-1935) —
also known as John T. Bressler —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
14, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1880; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); government director for
Union Pacific Railroad,
1897.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb., October
23, 1935 (age 86 years, 282
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Johannes Daniel C. Bressler and Mary Ann (Tannyhill) Bressler;
married 1880 to Julia
Fair. |
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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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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker; candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) —
also known as William O. Cowger —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., January
1, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
banker; candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated,
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
Urban
League; American
Legion.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Albert N. Dafoe —
of Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 5th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer;
banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel
in the U.S. Army during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Charles Henry Dietrich (1853-1924) —
also known as Charles H. Dietrich —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
26, 1853.
Republican. Banker; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1901-05.
German
ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., April
10, 1924 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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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.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company; director, National Bank of Detroit.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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James W. Dolan (born c.1846) —
of Indianola, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Ireland,
about 1846.
Republican. Banker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1883-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) —
of Burwell, Garfield
County, Neb.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
August
15, 1848.
Republican. Banker; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cottonwood
Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
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George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) —
also known as George W. E. Dorsey —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va., January
25, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
banker; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 12,
1911 (age 69 years, 138
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
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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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E. D. Einsel (born c.1851) —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Born in Ohio, about 1851.
Republican. Banker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1888;
postmaster at Holdrege,
Neb., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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F. B. Evans —
of Dixon, Dixon
County, Neb.
Democrat. Physician;
banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 14th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Taylor White Gannett (b. 1903) —
also known as Taylor W. Gannett —
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 4,
1903.
Bank clerk; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1930; Matanzas, 1930-31; Guayaquil, 1931-32, 1932-33.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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.
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, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
12, 1954 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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William J. Halderman (1840-1917) —
of Mission Creek, Pawnee
County, Neb.; Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb.; Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., April
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877; Pawnee
County Treasurer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1899.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died January
30, 1917 (age 76 years, 292
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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Phillip Louis Hall (1850-1923) —
also known as P. L. Hall —
of Nebraska.
Born in White
County, Ind., February
25, 1850.
Democrat. Physician;
banker; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1898-1904; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1917-23.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
14, 1923 (age 73 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Hoebel (born c.1843) —
of Syracuse, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Illinois, about 1843.
Democrat. Banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Church Howe (1838-1915) —
of Auburn, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born December
13, 1838.
Republican. Banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1886; U.S. Consul in
Palermo, 1897; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, as of 1903-06; mayor of
Auburn, Neb.; elected 1913.
Died October
7, 1915 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April
24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
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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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Clark Jeary (1892-1959) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1920; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56; resigned 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1959 (age 67 years, 124
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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City of Lincoln |
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker; Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Albinus Nance (1848-1911) —
of Osceola, Polk
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., March
30, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and
Stromsburg Bank, 1879-88.
Congregationalist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1911 (age 63 years, 251
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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George W. Neill (1877-1965) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.; York, York
County, Neb.; Lomita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Torrance, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, February
22, 1877.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912.
Died May 15,
1965 (age 88 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William James Neill and Susan E. (Walker) Neill; married, April
19, 1904, to Jane Nobes. |
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Morell Keith Neville (1884-1959) —
also known as M. Keith Neville —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., February
25, 1884.
Democrat. Banker; rancher; real estate
business; Governor of
Nebraska, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1932,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Moose.
Died in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
4, 1959 (age 75 years, 282
days).
Interment at North
Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Neb.
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Nicholas Jay Paul (1841-1921) —
also known as Nicholas J. Paul —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Meigs
County, Ohio, July 27,
1841.
Probate judge in Nebraska, 1872-75; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877; Howard
County Treasurer, 1880-83; banker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy,
at his desk in his office,
in St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb., July 18,
1921 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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DeForest Richards (1846-1903) —
of Wilcox
County, Ala.; Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., August
6, 1846.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; Governor of
Wyoming, 1899-1903; died in office 1903; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1900.
Died April
28, 1903 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Carl Leroy Sackett (b. 1876) —
also known as Carl L. Sackett —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Driftwood, Hitchcock
County, Neb., February
27, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1919-20; first vice-president,
Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank, 1928-34; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1933-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann (Burd) Sackett; married, May 1,
1914, to Margaret Woods. |
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Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger (1862-1938) —
also known as Ashton C. Shallenberger —
of Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Born in Toulon, Stark
County, Ill., December
23, 1862.
Democrat. Farmer; cattle
raiser; banker; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-35
(5th District 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-33, 4th District
1933-35); Governor of
Nebraska, 1909-11; defeated, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1938 (age 75 years, 61
days).
Interment at Alma
Cemetery, Alma, Neb.
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Frank W. Sharpe Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Nebraska, 1897.
Democrat. Banker; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1938.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Smith —
of Beemer, Cuming
County, Neb.
Democrat. Banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Dan Voorhees Stephens (1868-1939) —
also known as Dan V. Stephens —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
4, 1868.
Democrat. Farmer; Dodge
County Superintendent of Schools, 1890-94; president, Hammond &
Stephens, educational publishers;
director, Fremont Trust and Savings Bank; director, Goose Lake
Grain and
Lumber
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1908
(delegation chair), 1920,
1924,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1911-19.
Died in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., January
13, 1939 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Cremated.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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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, Grand Island, Neb.
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William T. Thompson Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station, Wagoner
County, Okla., June 7,
1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught; married 1925 to Irene
Brown. |
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Harry G. Thorley (b. 1897) —
also known as H. G. Thorley —
of Springview, Keya Paha
County, Neb.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, May 12,
1897.
Republican. Banker; rancher; chair of
Keya Paha County Republican Party, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley; married, November
11, 1918, to Phyllis Carr. |
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William Walter Warner (1879-1980) —
also known as W. W. Warner —
of Onida, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakdale, Antelope
County, Neb., November
20, 1879.
Republican. Rancher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Sully
County Auditor, 1933-36; South
Dakota state auditor, 1939-45.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
7, 1980 (age 100 years,
353 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Warner and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Warner; married to Claudia
R. Getchell. |
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memorial |
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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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Dee Acy Wort (1861-1948) —
also known as D. Wort —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
December
18, 1861.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheriff;
grain
dealer; automobile
dealer; banker; mayor
of Kearney, Neb., 1921-22, 1929-33, 1937-39.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., April 3,
1948 (age 86 years, 107
days).
Entombed at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wort and Martha (Teeple) Wort; married 1891 to Emma
Jane Cheasbrough. |
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