The Political Graveyard: Nebraska Politicians Who Died in Office

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Nebraska Politicians Who Died While Still Holding Office

U.S. Senators from Nebraska
U.S. Representatives from Nebraska
Governors of Nebraska
Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska
Nebraska Secretaries of State
Nebraska State Treasurers
Members of the Nebraska Railway Commission
Members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Governors of Nebraska Territory
Secretaries of Nebraska Territory
Chief Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Justices of the Nebraska State Supreme Court
Chief Justices of the Nebraska Territory Supreme Court
Justices of the Nebraska Territory Supreme Court
Judges, Nebraska Court of Appeals
District Judges in Nebraska

U.S. Senators from Nebraska Who Died In Office:
- Monroe L. Hayward, December 5, 1899
- Robert B. Howell, March 11, 1933
- Kenneth S. Wherry, November 29, 1951
- Dwight P. Griswold, April 12, 1954
- Hugh A. Butler, July 1, 1954
- Edward Zorinsky, March 6, 1987
U.S. Representatives from Nebraska Who Died In Office:
- Frank Welch, 1878
- James Laird, August 17, 1889
- William L. Greene, March 11, 1899
- James P. Latta, September 11, 1911
- Moses P. Kinkaid, July 6, 1922
- George H. Heinke, January 2, 1940
- Karl Stefan, October 2, 1951
Governors of Nebraska Who Died In Office:
- Ralph G. Brooks, September 9, 1960
Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska Who Died In Office:
- Melville R. Hopewell, May 2, 1911
- Charles J. Warner, September 24, 1955
Nebraska Secretaries of State Who Died In Office:
- Frank Marsh, February 5, 1951
Nebraska State Treasurers Who Died In Office:
- Ralph W. Hill, July 13, 1958
- Clarence L. E. Swanson, April 5, 1964
Members of the Nebraska Railway Commission Who Died In Office:
- W. H. Cowgill, October 16, 1910
- Harold A. Palmer, December 5, 1954
- Frederick N. Peterson, April 18, 1970
Members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Who Died In Office:
- Arthur C. Stokes, 1940
Governors of Nebraska Territory Who Died In Office:
- Francis Burt, October 18, 1854
Secretaries of Nebraska Territory Who Died In Office:
- Thomas B. Cuming, March 23, 1858
Chief Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Charles A. Goss, August 13, 1938
Justices of the Nebraska State Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Chester H. Aldrich, March 10, 1924
- Robert E. Evans, July 8, 1925
- Edward E. Good, August 3, 1937
- L. B. Day, November 22, 1938
Chief Justices of the Nebraska Territory Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Augustus Hall, February 1, 1861
Justices of the Nebraska Territory Supreme Court Who Died In Office:
- Augustus Hall, February 1, 1861
- Joseph E. Streeter, February 20, 1863
Judges, Nebraska Court of Appeals Who Died In Office:
- Wesley C. Mues, October 25, 1999
District Judges in Nebraska Who Died In Office:
- Elliott J. Clements, 1923
- William V. Allen, January 12, 1924
- Leonard W. Colby, November 15, 1924
- William H. Westover, December 5, 1926
- Abraham L. Sutton, February 10, 1927
- P. J. Barron, April 11, 1927
- Edmund B. Carrigan, December 10, 1927
- William A. Dilworth, 1928
- Frederick W. Button, May 30, 1928
- Alexander C. Troup, October 23, 1929
- James T. Begley, 1934
- William A. Redick, 1936
- Robert R. Dickson, 1941
- Frank M. Dineen, February 2, 1950
- Thomas E. Dunbar, October 21, 1952
- Henry J. Beal, May 24, 1953
- Jefferson H. Broady, January 1, 1954

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