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Hardware Business Politicians in Nebraska
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) — also known as Victor E. Anderson — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Havelock (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster County, Neb., March 30, 1902. Republican. Hardware business; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960. Methodist. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.   Relatives: Son of Ernest F. Anderson and Marie (Larson) Anderson; married, December 27, 1941, to Betty May.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: City of Lincoln   John William Armstrong (1854-1950) — also known as John W. Armstrong — of South Auburn (now part of Auburn), Nemaha County, Neb. Born in Des Moines County, Iowa, November 15, 1854. Farmer; hardware and furniture business; funeral director; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1899-1901, 1907, 1921. Methodist. Died in 1950 (age about 95 years). Interment at Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Neb.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Douden Armstrong and Eve (McDonald) Armstrong; married, February 10, 1876, to Julia Stevens.   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.   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   Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles O. Lobeck — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Andover, Henry County, Ill., April 6, 1852. Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware business; real estate and insurance business; member of Nebraska state senate, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19. Methodist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.   Relatives: Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck; married, July 28, 1886, to Emma L. Palmer.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   W. H. Wisda — of Lexington, Dawson County, Neb. Hardware merchant; mayor of Lexington, Neb.; elected 1912. Burial location unknown.

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