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Albert N. Dafoe —
of Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; banker;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 5th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Alba Davis (1892-1974) —
also known as Clarence A. Davis —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beaver City, Furnas
County, Neb., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in May, 1974
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Beaver City, Neb.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis; married to Ida A.
Bakker. |
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Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James William Dawes (1845-1918) —
also known as James W. Dawes —
of Crete, Saline
County, Neb.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, January
8, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1876-82; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1880;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1883-87.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
8, 1918 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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George Armstrong Day (b. 1859) —
also known as George A. Day —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Union
County, Iowa, November
10, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1902-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gamble Day and Minerva C. (Manly) Day; married, February
13, 1889, to Sarah Brown. |
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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John William DeCamp (b. 1941) —
also known as John W. DeCamp —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 6,
1941.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; contractor;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 40th District, 1971-87.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1993.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April
11, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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Frederick M. Deutsch (b. 1898) —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Talmadge, Otoe
County, Neb., September
4, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41;
died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson; married, June 14,
1900, to Marion Skirving. |
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George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) —
also known as George W. E. Dorsey —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va., January
25, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; banker; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 12,
1911 (age 69 years, 138
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
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Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830-1896) —
also known as Elmer S. Dundy —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, March 5,
1830.
Lawyer; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1858-62; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1863-67; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1868.
Died October
28, 1896 (age 66 years, 237
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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A. J. Durland (born c.1855) —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in New York, about 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Albert William Elsasser (1888-1961) —
also known as Albert W. Elsasser —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
8, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-24.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Suffered a stroke,
and died eight days later, in a hospital
at Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
9, 1961 (age 73 years, 182
days).
Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest
Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Ambrose C. Epperson (born c.1871) —
of Clay Center, Clay
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Illinois, about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912;
Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1912-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Epperson and Sarah C. (Ryan) Epperson; married, February
17, 1891, to Blanche Haylett. |
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Robert Emory Evans (1856-1925) —
also known as Robert E. Evans —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born in Coalmont, Huntingdon
County, Pa., July 15,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 8th District,
1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1919-23; defeated,
1922; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1925; died in office 1925.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 8,
1925 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Jacob Fawcett (b. 1847) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis., April 9,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Jo
Daviess County Judge, 1886-87; district judge in Nebraska,
1896-1904; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Fawcett and Margaret (Nicholson) Fawcett; married, April
16, 1868, to Margaret J. Doxey. |
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Fenner Ferguson (1814-1859) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb.
Born in Nassau, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April
25, 1814.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1849; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1857-59.
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb., October
11, 1859 (age 45 years, 169
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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Claude Copley Flansburg (b. 1857) —
also known as Claude C. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., June 1,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard A. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; district judge in Nebraska
3rd District, 1918-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-23.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Chester Almeron Fowler (b. 1862) —
also known as Chester A. Fowler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Rubicon, Dodge
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Wisconsin 18th Circuit,
1905-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Dwight Fowler and Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler;
married, May 30,
1892, to Carrie J. Smith. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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William Charles Fraser (1887-1975) —
also known as W. C. Fraser —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Walnut, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, June 20,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Nebraska
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-70; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Urban
League; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in June, 1975
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Fraser and Dora (Burton) Fraser; married, September
27, 1909, to Mabel Gray. |
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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William J. Garlow (1913-1992) —
also known as "Bill Cody" —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., January
4, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1948;
founded radio
station KODI.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., September
18, 1992 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Old Trail Town Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Harrison Garlow and Irma Louise (Cody) Garlow; grandson
of William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-1897) —
also known as Napoleon B. Giddings —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born near Boonsborough, Clark
County, Ky., January
2, 1816.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., August
3, 1897 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871-1953) —
also known as Eugene A. Gilmore —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., July 4,
1871.
Lawyer; law
professor; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1927, 1929; president,
University of Iowa, 1934-40.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
4, 1953 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Cremated.
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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Paul Francis Good (b. 1893) —
also known as Paul F. Good —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb., March
16, 1893.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Good and Jennie (Jensen) Good; married, September
1, 1917, to Dorothy Francis Collins. |
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Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, December
10, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th
District, 1920-25; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office
1938.
Methodist.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died August
13, 1938 (age 74 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss; married, October
4, 1890, to Carrie Shimp. |
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J. Reid Green (b. 1881) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dewitt, Saline
County, Neb., January
8, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-25; vice-chair of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1924-26.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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James Francis Green (1916-1968) —
also known as James F. Green —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., September
14, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; candidate for mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1961.
Member, American
Legion.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, immediately after the adjournmnet of a caucus
of the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention, at
the Clarke Hotel,
Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 14,
1968 (age 51 years, 274
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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William Laury Greene (1849-1899) —
also known as William L. Greene —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Pike
County, Ind., October
3, 1849.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 12th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 6th District, 1897-99; died in
office 1899.
Died March
11, 1899 (age 49 years, 159
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Augustus Caesar Hall (1814-1861) —
also known as Augustus Hall —
of Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April
29, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1855-57; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861;
chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in
office 1861.
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb., February
1, 1861 (age 46 years, 278
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894-1979) —
also known as Peirson M. Hall —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Armour, Douglas
County, S.Dak., July 31,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1932,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1933-37; secretary of
California Democratic Party, 1936; superior court judge in
California, 1939-42; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1942-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1966-68;
took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-79.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in California, December
8, 1979 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Fort
Calhoun Cemetery, Fort Calhoun, Neb.
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Francis Gregg Hamer (1843-1918) —
also known as Francis G. Hamer —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
20, 1843.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1883-92; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1911-18.
Died in 1918
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Randolph Harden (1813-1884) —
also known as Edward R. Harden —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Ringgold, Catoosa
County, Ga.; Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.; Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.; Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
20, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in
Georgia, 1872-84.
Died June 12,
1884 (age 70 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Joseph Harrington (b. 1868) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Lindsay, Ontario,
October
29, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 15th District,
1899-1911.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harrington and Margaret (Carroll) Harrington; married, October
26, 1898, to Mary Daly. |
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W. G. Hastings (born c.1855) —
of Wilber, Saline
County, Neb.
Born in Illinois, about 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) —
also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley
Knapp —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Osceola, Polk
County, Neb., July 19,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Goshen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of
Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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John Baldwin Hawley (1831-1895) —
also known as John B. Hawley —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
9, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; postmaster at Rock
Island, Ill., 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1869-75 (4th District 1869-73, 6th
District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., May 24,
1895 (age 64 years, 104
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Daniel T. Hayden (b. 1846) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Meade
County, Ky., December
18, 1846.
Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1879.
Burial location unknown.
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William Hayward (1877-1944) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., April
29, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Otoe
County Judge, 1901-02; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1907-09; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1908-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1921-25; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Union
League.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1944 (age 67 years, 167
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile
collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital
at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Peter D. Hoagland (1941-2007) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
17, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Oliver
Gasch, 1969-70; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 6th District, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1989-95; defeated,
1994.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Common
Cause.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 2007 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas Alexander Holcomb (1858-1920) —
also known as Silas A. Holcomb —
of Nebraska.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., August
25, 1858.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 12th District, 1891-94; Governor of
Nebraska, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1900-06; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1904-06.
Died in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., April
25, 1920 (age 61 years, 244
days).
Interment at Broken
Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Neb.
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Arthur Wesley Holden (1877-1967) —
also known as Arthur W. Holden —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho.
Born in Nebraska, July 17,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1916.
Died in Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho, May 26,
1967 (age 89 years, 313
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Melville Reeves Hopewell (1845-1911) —
also known as Melville R. Hopewell —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., March
27, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judge
in Nebraska, 1887-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1907-11; died in office 1911; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
May
2, 1911 (age 66 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Charles Hopewell and Sara J. (Reeves) Hopewell; married,
October
20, 1874, to Harriet E. Nelson. |
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John H. Hopkins (d. 1954) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Nebraska state legislature, 1920; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1930; sheriff;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); postmaster at Omaha,
Neb., 1945-54.
Died November
29, 1954.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Dellone. |
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Findley Burtch Howard (b. 1885) —
also known as Findley B. Howard —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.; Canal Zone (now part of Panama).
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., October
8, 1885.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1935-41.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Richard Charles Hunter (1884-1941) —
also known as Richard C. Hunter —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in West Point, Cuming
County, Neb., December
3, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934-35.
Died in Lane, Douglas
County, Neb., January
23, 1941 (age 56 years, 51
days).
Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest
Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Frank Irvine (1858-1931) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1891-93; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law
professor; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907;
member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died June 23,
1931 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April
24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
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Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 19,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Neligh National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna
Bowen. |
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William Nicholas Jamieson (b. 1885) —
also known as William N. Jamieson —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Eugene
D. O'Sullivan, 1913-27; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1924; chair of
Douglas County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David F. Jamieson and Delia (Dunphy) Jamieson; married, June 19,
1911, to Mary Ann Lovely. |
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Clark Jeary (1892-1959) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1920; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56; resigned 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1959 (age 67 years, 124
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) —
also known as Albert W. Jefferis —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died September
14, 1942 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2009-15.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2022.
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Harvey M. Johnsen (1895-1975) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., July 16,
1895.
Lawyer; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1939-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1940-65; took
senior status 1965.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
15, 1975 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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