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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) —
also known as H. Malcolm Baldrige —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 23,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1931-33; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Psi
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
19, 1985 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis; United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected
1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions;
Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings; married 1923 to Gretna
M. Charles. |
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Clarence Leon Clark (b. 1890) —
also known as Clarence L. Clark —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
27, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
vice-chair
of Nebraska Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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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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Roman Lee Hruska (1904-1999) —
also known as Roman L. Hruska —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in David City, Butler
County, Neb., August
16, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1953-54; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1968,
1972,
1976.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April
25, 1999 (age 94 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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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.
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Raymond Allen Constan Johnson (b. 1923) —
also known as Ray A. C. Johnson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Stanton, Montgomery
County, Iowa, July 25,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
Nebraska
state auditor, 1971-91.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
30, 1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Lord (1868-1936) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March
21, 1868.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died November
10, 1936 (age 68 years, 234
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Lord, Sr. and Judidiah Anna (Boyd) Lord; married 1892 to Nellie
M. Malone. |
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John Yetter McCollister (1921-2013) —
also known as John Y. McCollister —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, June 10,
1921.
Republican. Douglas
County Commissioner, 1965-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Nebraska.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Died, from cancer,
in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
1, 2013 (age 92 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Franz Christopher Radke (1889-1966) —
also known as Francis Radke —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.; Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Born near Wynot, Cedar
County, Neb., June 23,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; private
secretary to Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, 1923-25; Johnson
County Judge, 1925.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Izaak
Walton League; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 3,
1966 (age 76 years, 284
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) —
also known as Kenneth S. Wherry —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Liberty, Gage
County, Neb., February
28, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture
merchant; funeral
director; automobile
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kiwanis; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1951 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis; married, August
20, 1902, to Ethelyn M. Keaton. |
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Marcus White Woods (1870-1956) —
also known as Mark W. Woods —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bonus Township, Boone
County, Ill., January
23, 1870.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; telephone
business; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 29,
1956 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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William H. Wright (b. 1902) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb., November
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred A. Wright and Elizabeth (Royer) Wright; married, October
15, 1930, to Myldred Handy. |
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