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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.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen Sears; married, August 14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen; married, August 2, 1881, to Abbie Stapleford; married, January 30, 1902, to Eudora Durrell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Cross-reference: Dudley Brown
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Banning and Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Banning; married, September 6, 1899, to Jennie E. Roush.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Anne Stuart Batchelder (daughter of Robert Douglas Stuart).
  Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah Weatherhead.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Johannes Daniel C. Bressler and Mary Ann (Tannyhill) Bressler; married 1880 to Julia Fair.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Burkett and Catherine (Kearney) Burkett; married, September 1, 1891, to Fannie Fern Wright.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October 5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger; married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; brother of Rufus Cutler Dawes, Beman Gates Dawes and Henry May Dawes; married, January 24, 1889, to Cora D. Blymyer and Caroline Dana Blymyer; great-grandson of Ephraim Cutler; second great-grandson of Manasseh Cutler; second cousin four times removed of Amaziah Brainard; second cousin five times removed of Henry Champion and Epaphroditus Champion; third cousin thrice removed of Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Tewksbury Loring Swett.
  Political families: Dawes-Upson family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Addison L. Green
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Comptrollers of the Currency
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Dietrich and Wilhelmina Dietrich; married 1878 to Elizabeth Slaker; married, June 13, 1908, to Margaretta Shaw Stewart.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Leland I. Doan 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.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan; married, April 6, 1917, to Ruth Alden Dow (sister of Margaret Towsley; aunt of Margaret Ann Riecker); married, December 20, 1950, to Mildred (Organ) Mellus.
  Political family: Dow-Towsley-Hale-Buchanan family of Ann Arbor and Midland, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Doran and Catherine (Kealy) Doran; married 1880 to Ettie E. Satterlee; married, May 20, 1908, to Elsie Amelia (Cram) Green.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton N. Dorsey and Sarah (Polton) Dorsey; married 1869 to Emma E. Benton; married 1905 to Laura Hodge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August 2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota.
  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.
  F. B. Evans — of Dixon, Dixon County, Neb. Democrat. Physician; banker; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 14th District, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good; married, July 8, 1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Good and Jennie (Jensen) Good; married, September 1, 1917, to Dorothy Francis Collins.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dwight Hubbard Griswold and Clarissa (Palmer) Griswold; married, September 25, 1919, to Erma Elliott; second cousin four times removed of Elijah Abel and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; second cousin five times removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Franklin Warren Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel Kellogg, Albert Gallatin Kellogg and Charles Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Val Peterson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Halderman and Margaret (Kohlmeyer) Halderman; married 1873 to Ida Fulton (sister of Charles William Fulton and Elmer Lincoln Fulton); father of Jacob Fulton Halderman.
  Political family: Fulton-Halderman family of Pawnee City, Nebraska (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, January 15, 1884, to Helena Barbara Link (daughter of Harvey Link).
  Political family: Link-Jones family.
  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.
  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.
  The community of Howe, Nebraska, is named for him.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April 24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna Bowen.
Clark Jeary 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.
  Image source: City of Lincoln
Don L. Love 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.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Love and Gratia Ann (Ashton) Love; married, August 18, 1891, to Julia Larrabee (daughter of William Larrabee).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: City of Lincoln
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead; married, February 14, 1885, to Minnie Weisenreder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Hiram Nance and Sarah R. (Smith) Nance; married, September 30, 1875, to Sarah White.
  Nance County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William James Neill and Susan E. (Walker) Neill; married, April 19, 1904, to Jane Nobes.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Harryman Neville and Mary Ann (Keith) Neville; married, October 21, 1908, to Mary Virginia 'Marie' Neill.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of James N. Paul.
  The city of St. Paul, Nebraska, is partly named for him.
DeForest Richards 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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann (Burd) Sackett; married, May 1, 1914, to Margaret Woods.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Shallenberger and Eliza (Hall) Shallenberger; married 1885 to Eliza Zilg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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.
  William A. Smith — of Beemer, Cuming County, Neb. Democrat. Banker; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 22nd District, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Lewis Stephens and Martha (Lamkins) Stephens; married, June 24, 1890, to Hannah Boe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27, 1895, to Byrdie E. West.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes Faught; married 1925 to Irene Brown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley; married, November 11, 1918, to Phyllis Carr.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Warner and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Warner; married to Claudia R. Getchell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Wort and Martha (Teeple) Wort; married 1891 to Emma Jane Cheasbrough.
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