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Ned Culbertson Abbott (1874-1960) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., March 9,
1874.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
reporter; author;
instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Nebraska
superintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent,
Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
24, 1960 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Othman Ali Abbott (1842-1935) —
also known as Othman A. Abbott —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
September
19, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1872; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1877-79; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Nebraska.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 25,
1935 (age 92 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Othman Ali Abbott Jr. (1874-1954) —
also known as O. A. Abbott, Jr. —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., September
14, 1874.
Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Island, Neb., 1932, 1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died August
14, 1954 (age 79 years, 334
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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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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Duane Acklie (b. 1931) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Neb., November
14, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1992,
2004;
trucking
executive.
Member, Freemasons.
Selected to the Nebraska Business Hall of
Fame, 1994.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Franklin Alder (1896-1977) —
also known as Bert Alder —
of Taylor, Loup
County, Neb.
Born in Stockton, Cedar
County, Mo., August
8, 1896.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; postmaster;
lawyer; Loup
County Judge, 1929-34; Loup
County Attorney; chair of
Loup County Republican Party, 1940.
Died in June, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Alder and Nancy (Leeper) Alder; married, February
13, 1916, to Roxie Campbell. |
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Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) —
also known as Chester H. Aldrich —
of David City, Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
10, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; Governor of
Nebraska, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March
10, 1924 (age 61 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ulysses
Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April
30, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Vincent Allen (1847-1924) —
also known as William V. Allen; "Intellectual Giant of
Populism" —
of Madison, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Midway, Madison
County, Ohio, January
28, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 9th District, 1892-93, 1899, 1917-24;
appointed 1899; resigned 1899; died in office 1924; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1893-99, 1899-1901.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 1924 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Neb.
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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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Frank Fulton Aplan (1900-1966) —
also known as Frank F. Aplan —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., May 21,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Stanley
County Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 54th District, 1931-32;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norwegian,
Irish,
French
Canadian, and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., January
3, 1966 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Olius Aplan and Marie (Lenagh) Aplan; married to Helen
Fischer. |
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memorial |
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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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Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) —
also known as Howard H. Baldrige —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 26,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 16,
1928 (age 63 years, 325
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, 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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Joseph Pearson Baldwin (1869-1940) —
also known as Joseph P. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 26,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
22, 1940 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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Robert Morton Baldwin (b. 1903) —
also known as Robert M. Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., May 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; book
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932;
Thayer
County Prosecuting Attorney.
He donated
his body to science.
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William Orville Baldwin (1905-1988) —
also known as Orville Baldwin; W. O.
Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
1, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 4th District, 1958; candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks.
Died March
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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Richard Leroy Banta Jr. (1912-1993) —
also known as Richard L. Banta, Jr. —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Oxford, Furnas
County, Neb., September
24, 1912.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Beaumont Barnes (b. 1846) —
also known as John B. Barnes —
of Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb.
Born in East Trumbull, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
26, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; District Attorney, 6th District, 1875-79; district
judge in Nebraska 6th District, 1879-84; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1904-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. J. S. Barnes and Susan (Jeffords) Barnes; married, November
29, 1874, to Ida Frances Hannant. |
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Chauncey Edward Barney (1915-1989) —
also known as Chauncey E. Barney —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
10, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died July 2,
1989 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of George P. Barney and Nettie (Hillis) Barney; married to Melba
Devoe. |
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memorial |
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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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John C. Barrett (d. 1973) —
of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas
County, Neb.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
27, 1973.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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John Paige Bartlett (b. 1841) —
also known as John P. Bartlett —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
4, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; New Hampshire
Democratic state chair, 1890-92; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1895-96; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899; secretary of
New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1904-06.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bartlett and Lurena (Bailey) Bartlett; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie M. Harrington; married 1888 to Lucy
A. (Knight) Crosby. |
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Joseph F. Bataillon (b. 1949) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
3, 1949.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1997-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Irving Franklin Baxter (b. 1863) —
also known as Irving F. Baxter —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Liverpool, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
11, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Douglas
County Judge, 1893-99; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1900-04; resigned 1904; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1904-05; law partner of Norris
Brown.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baxter and Amie C. (Sitts) Baxter; married, September
26, 1888, to Mary C. Gleason. |
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Clarence Arlen Beam (b. 1930) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Stapleton, Logan
County, Neb., January
14, 1930.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1981-87; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1987-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer; secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen
Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, March
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining in a cafe at
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 7,
1948 (age 69 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Chris Beutler (b. 1944) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
14, 1944.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
war; lawyer; founder, Beutler Title
Company; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 28th District, 1979-86, 1991-2006;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 2000,
2008;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 2007-.
Still living as of 2011.
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Samuel Watson Black (1816-1862) —
also known as Samuel W. Black —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
3, 1816.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1852; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-59; Governor
of Nebraska Territory, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Gaines Mill (now part of Mechanicsville), Hanover
County, Va., June 27,
1862 (age 45 years, 297
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Hobert Lee Blackledge (1900-1977) —
also known as Hobert L. Blackledge —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Red Cloud, Webster
County, Neb., August
18, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in September, 1977
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis H. Blackledge and Margaret E. (Lawrence)
Blackledge. |
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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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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memorial |
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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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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Robert F. Brachtenbach (1931-2008) —
of Selah, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb., January
28, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1962-66; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1968;
justice
of Washington state supreme court, 1972-94.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Cottage Grove, Lane
County, Ore., May 2,
2008 (age 77 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March
12, 1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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James Bradley (1810-1887) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
19, 1810.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71.
Died in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., April
30, 1887 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Patton
Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
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Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1828.
Lawyer; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1858; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1860-61; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875.
Fell
from a train
and was killed, in Afton, Union
County, Iowa, December
19, 1882 (age 54 years, 63
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Wade Brorby (b. 1934) —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., 1934.
Lawyer; Campbell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1988-2001; took
senior status 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jack Edward Brown (1927-2000) —
also known as Jack E. Brown —
of Paradise Valley, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
15, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association.
Died January
6, 2000 (age 72 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Jacob Brown and Mary (Radinsky) Brown; married, August
27, 1950, to Suzanne Goldman. |
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John Robert Brown (1909-1993) —
also known as John R. Brown —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Funk, Phelps
County, Neb., December
10, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,
1952;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1955-84; took
senior status 1984.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
23, 1993 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norris Brown (1863-1960) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, May 2,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Buffalo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-96; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions
Committee); law partner of Irving
F. Baxter.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a rest
home at Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) —
also known as Edward R. Burke —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
28, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1968 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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A. Ronald Button (1903-1987) —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., August
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
California
Republican state chair, 1953; California
state treasurer, 1956-59.
Died January
31, 1987 (age 83 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Francis Carter (1897-1981) —
also known as Edward F. Carter —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Middlebranch, Holt
County, Neb., March
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34;
appointed 1927; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-71.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
21, 1981 (age 84 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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William N. Chambers —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Chapin (1831-1885) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 22,
1831.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer; Speaker
of Nebraska Territory House of Representatives, 1860; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1871-72.
English
ancestry.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
14, 1885 (age 54 years, 176
days).
Interment somewhere
in Greenwood, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Ellwood Blake Chappell (b. 1889) —
also known as E. B. Chappell —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osmond, Pierce
County, Neb., May 4,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 3rd District,
1929-43; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-.
Presbyterian.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Chappell and Pleasant May (Turner) Chappell;
married, April
10, 1918, to Myra May Stenner. |
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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Nebraska; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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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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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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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Farmer;
school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92;
appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. |
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Robert Beeman Conrad (1922-1981) —
also known as Robert B. Conrad —
of Genoa, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Schuyler, Colfax
County, Neb., April 1,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1956;
administrative assistant to Gov. Ralph
Brooks, 1959-60; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
22, 1981 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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George Milton Corlett (1884-1955) —
of Monte Vista, Rio Grande
County, Colo.
Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., November
7, 1884.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Monte Vista, Colo., 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1927-31.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
16, 1955 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Milton Corlett and Mary (Stafford)
Corlett. |
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Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in
office 1935.
Injured when his car
crashed into the back of a truck, and died soon after at Pontiac
General Hospital,
Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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John Clay Cowin (1846-1918) —
also known as John C. Cowin —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
11, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died, from broncho-pneumonia,
in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
20, 1918 (age 72 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cowin and Margaret (Callow) Cowin; married 1869 to Ella
Leonora Benton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gavin W. Craig (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Scotia, Greeley
County, Neb., June 22,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gavin Ralston Craig and Emma Edwards (Morse) Craig; married, April
11, 1903, to Berdena Brownsberger. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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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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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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Lorenzo Crounse (1834-1909) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Sharon, Schoharie
County, N.Y., January
27, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1866; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1867-73; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1873-77; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for Nebraska, 1879; Governor of
Nebraska, 1893-95; member of Nebraska
state senate 10th District, 1901.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1909 (age 75 years, 106
days).
Interment at Fort
Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Neb.
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George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) —
also known as George E. Cryer —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Douglas
County, Neb., May 13,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died after falling
from a ladder, May 24,
1961 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March
15, 1905.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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