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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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James E. Boyd (1834-1906) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), September
9, 1834.
Democrat. Grain commission merchant; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1881-83, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1888,
1892
(Convention
Vice-President); member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1888; Governor of
Nebraska, 1891, 1892-93.
Died April
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Frank John Brady (1894-1964) —
also known as Frank J. Brady —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb., September
15, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hay and
grain dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate 22nd District, 1935-37; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 28th District, 1937-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in 1964
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, Neb.
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Patrick F. Egan (1841-1919) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in County Longford, Ireland,
August
13, 1841.
Republican. Irish home rule advocate; prosecuted
in Dublin, 1880, for sedition;
grain elevator business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1888;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1889-93; caused a diplomatic rift between Chile and the
United States, which almost led to war.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
30, 1919 (age 78 years, 48
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Nathan Merriam (b. 1849) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Merrimack
County, N.H., November
24, 1849.
Grain merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Merriam and Sarah (Shook) Merriam. |
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Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Vermont.
Stagecoach
driver; miller; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856.
First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died October
4, 1858.
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) —
also known as Ezra P. Savage —
of Sargent, Custer
County, Neb.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 3,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stock,
grain, and implement
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1901-03; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901-03.
Died January
8, 1920 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Dillon Seaman (1840-1911) —
also known as John D. Seaman —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Benton Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
15, 1840.
Republican. Grain dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1879; postmaster at Tulsa,
Indian Territory, 1898-1907.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 30,
1911 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Rueben D. Seaman and Elizabeth Dillon Seaman; married, June 16,
1858, to Hadasah J. Grant. |
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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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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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