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James Nils Ackerman (1912-1994) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pleasant Dale, Seward
County, Neb., March
16, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Bankers Life Insurance
Company; counsel, Nebraska Insurance Federation; chair of
Lancaster County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1994 (age 82 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Ferdinand Ackerman and Irma Marie (Berlet) Ackerman;
married, August
8, 1939, to Jean Caroline Doty. |
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Benjamin Joseph Ainlay (1875-1966) —
also known as Benjamin J. Ainlay —
of Belgrade, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
April
5, 1875.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 50th District, 1915-17; member of
Nebraska
state senate 50th District, 1919; chair of
Nance County Republican Party, 1940; Nance
County Assessor, 1944-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Fullerton Nursing
Home, Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb., January
25, 1966 (age 90 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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Emil L. Barta (1904-1965) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in 1904.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1956
(delegation secretary).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1965
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Dawson County, Neb.
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J. Frank Burgess —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Putnam Chapman (1875-1936) —
also known as Thomas P. Chapman —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., December
31, 1875.
Real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Fairfax, Va., 1936; died in office 1936.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in the Fairfax firehouse, Fairfax,
Va., February
25, 1936 (age 60 years, 56
days).
Interment at Fairfax
City Cemetery, Fairfax, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Matthews Chapman and Sarah (Putnam) Chapman; married to
Estelle F. Inzer. |
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memorial |
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Jon Lynn Christensen (b. 1963) —
also known as Jon Christensen —
of Nebraska.
Born in St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb., February
20, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance executive; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1995-99; candidate for
Governor
of Nebraska, 1998.
Still living as of 1999.
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Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) —
also known as Harry B. Coffee —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., March
16, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
3, 1972 (age 82 years, 201
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) —
also known as Glenn Cunningham —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
10, 1912.
Republican. Insurance agent; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
18, 2003 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest
Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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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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Milton Charles Ebers (b. 1911) —
also known as Milton C. Ebers —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Seward, Seward
County, Neb., April
16, 1911.
Insurance agent; mayor
of Fremont, Neb., 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder. |
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L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April
10, 1875.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie; married,
November
20, 1902, to Bertha E. Fawkes. |
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Frank E. Landis —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Republican. Insurance executive; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(delegation secretary), 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Nels A. Lundgren —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Grant S. Mears —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 20th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Benjamin Nelson (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Nelson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 17,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
insurance executive; Governor of
Nebraska, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2001-13; defeated, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harry Niedorp (1873-1929) —
of Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., October
7, 1873.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,
1923-24.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lambertus Niedorp and Cornelia M. Niedorp; married to Cora Mae
Poe. |
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memorial |
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Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) —
also known as Val Peterson —
of Elgin, Antelope
County, Neb.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., July 18,
1903.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; newspaper
publisher; secretary to Gov. Dwight
Griswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; Governor of
Nebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1957-61; Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960,
1972;
insurance executive.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease and respiratory
failure, in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., October
17, 1983 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Oakdale, Neb.
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer;
mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Sigerson —
also known as Chuck Sigerson —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1992,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Grandison Utterback (1891-1944) —
also known as William G. Utterback —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., December
8, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
agent; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Eagles.
Died December
14, 1944 (age 53 years, 6
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Ralph R. Vance (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance; married, March
12, 1894, to Anna V. Frisch. |
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Lew Wallace (b. 1889) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., March
27, 1889.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1938; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1942, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry M. Wallace and Margaret (Scott) Wallace; married to Pearl
Hock. |
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Arthur J. Weaver Jr. (1912-1996) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., November
19, 1912.
Republican. Insurance executive; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1948
(delegation chair), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
15, 1996 (age 83 years, 88
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) —
also known as Phil Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April 9,
1919.
Republican. Radio
announcer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
insurance business; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,
1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) —
also known as T. A. Willmore —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., November
18, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore; married, September
14, 1893, to Maude Woodward. |
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