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Edward James Baburek (1910-1986) —
also known as Edward Baburek —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
14, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Nebraska
unicameral legislature 7th District, 1948; served in the U.S. Air
Force during the Korean conflict.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Died in July, 1986
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Aloysius Barrett (1892-1962) —
also known as Frank A. Barrett —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
10, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; rancher; Niobrara
County Attorney, 1923-32; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1933-35; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1943-50; Governor of
Wyoming, 1951-53; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1953-59; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., May 30,
1962 (age 69 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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Bernard Joseph Boyle (1894-1978) —
also known as Bernard J. Boyle; Bernie
Boyle —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
29, 1894.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; an
unknown person put nitroglycerin in his car's gasoline tank in an attempt
to kill him; the engine exploded on November 17, 1936, but no one
was hurt; member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(delegation chair), 1964
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-64.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, in a nursing
home in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
19, 1978 (age 83 years, 141
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Boyle and Rosa Anna (Gallagher) Boyle; married to
Maude Mae Boyle. |
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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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Leo Brent Bozell (1926-1997) —
also known as L. Brent Bozell —
of Maryland.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
19, 1926.
Republican. Co-founded the Young Americans for Freedom; speechwriter
for Joseph
R. McCarthy and Barry
M. Goldwater; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1964.
Catholic. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Died, of pneumonia,
at a nursing
home in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
15, 1997 (age 71 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) —
also known as Dan B. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
18, 1879.
Democrat. Accountant;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1936-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March
14, 1953 (age 74 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Cavanaugh III (b. 1945) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
1, 1945.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1977-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1980,
2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dennis Harrington Cronin (b. 1869) —
also known as D. H. Cronin —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1869.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13, 1915-17; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1919-21; U.S. Marshal; chair of
Holt County Republican Party, 1940.
Catholic.
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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LaVon Kehoe Crosby (b. 1924) —
also known as LaVon K. Crosby; LaVon Kehoe —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., April
25, 1924.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 29th District, 1989-; defeated, 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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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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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April
20, 1879.
Railway
timekeeper; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in St. Stephen, 1915-17; Fort William, 1917; Port Arthur, 1917; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in St. John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow; married, October
6, 1909, to Rose C. Rush. |
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Donald N. Dworak (b. 1934) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in David City, Butler
County, Neb., December
3, 1934.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1975; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1976.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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William T. Fenton (b. 1872) —
of Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dawson, Richardson
County, Neb., October
2, 1872.
Democrat. Richardson
County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton; married, April 9,
1903, to Vinnette M. Coleman. |
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Clyde P. Fickes (1884-1987) —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Nelson, Nuckolls
County, Neb., November
2, 1884.
Republican. Forest
ranger; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Patrick Hospital,
Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
29, 1987 (age 103 years,
57 days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Jeff Fortenberry (b. 1960) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
27, 1960.
Republican. Publishing
executive; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 2005-22; resigned
2022; indicted
in October 2021 on charges
of receiving and concealing illegal campaign
contributions from a foreign national through strawmen; convicted
in March 2022, and resigned
from Congress.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2022.
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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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Timothy Hall (b. 1956) —
also known as Tim Hall —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 8,
1956.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 7th District, 1984-.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Still living as of 1993.
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James Joseph Harrington (b. 1868) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Lindsay, Ontario,
October
29, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1899-1911.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harrington and Margaret (Carroll) Harrington; married, October
26, 1898, to Mary Daly. |
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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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William Nicholas Jamieson (b. 1885) —
also known as William N. Jamieson —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Eugene
D. O'Sullivan, 1913-27; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1924; chair of
Douglas County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David F. Jamieson and Delia (Dunphy) Jamieson; married, June 19,
1911, to Mary Ann Lovely. |
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2009-15.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2022.
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Stephanie Johanns (born c.1956) —
also known as Stephanie Armitage —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born about 1956.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1987-88; First Lady of Nebraska,
1999-2005; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
2004;
telephone
company executive.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2005.
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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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Bernice R. Labedz (1919-2008) —
also known as "Mamma Labedz" —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
19, 1919.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 5th District, 1976-92.
Female.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry.
Advocate for anti-abortion legislation.
Died, from congestive
heart failure at a nursing
home in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., November
15, 2008 (age 89 years, 57
days).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) —
also known as Walter T. Mahoney —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Business
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
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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James P. Marron (b. 1902) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb., June 5,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; lawyer; chair of
Holt County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Lions; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Marron and Margaret (McDermott) Marron; married, April 7,
1931, to Alice Sabatka. |
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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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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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Gerald T. Mullin (1900-1982) —
also known as Gerry Mullin —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
25, 1900.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 35, 1929-30; member of
Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 1931-57; resigned 1957.
Catholic.
Died April
28, 1982 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Arthur Norris (b. 1893) —
also known as W. A. Norris —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
10, 1893.
Democrat. General
contractor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1944;
Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (1883-1968) —
also known as Eugene D. O'Sullivan —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Kent, Reno
County, Kan., May 31,
1883.
Lawyer;
law partner of William
N. Jamieson, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1934; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated
(Democratic), 1950.
Catholic. Member, Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
7, 1968 (age 84 years, 252
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Douglas Brian Peterson (b. 1935) —
also known as Douglas Peterson; Pete
Peterson —
of Florida.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1991-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Susan Jane Quealy (1870-1956) —
also known as Susan J. Quealy; Mrs. P. J.
Quealy —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
17, 1870.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1948,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wyoming; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1945-48.
Female.
Catholic.
Died July 26,
1956 (age 86 years, 191
days).
Interment at Kemmerer
City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Wyo.
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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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Constantine Joseph Smyth (1859-1924) —
also known as Constantine J. Smyth —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
December
4, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1887; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1897-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Chief
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1917-24;
died in office 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
14, 1924 (age 64 years, 132
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April
19, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic. Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter; married, October
16, 1919, to Gertrude Bloom. |
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Otto Henry Zacek (1879-1958) —
also known as Otto H. Zacek —
of West Point, Cuming
County, Neb.
Born in West Point, Cuming
County, Neb., May 29,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cuming County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic. Bohemian
ancestry.
Died August
1, 1958 (age 79 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. Michael Cemetery, West Point, Neb.
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