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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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Jeff Fortenberry (b. 1960) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
27, 1960.
Republican. Publishing executive; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 2005-22; resigned
2022; indicted
in October 2021 on charges
of receiving and concealing illegal campaign
contributions from a foreign national through strawmen; convicted
in March 2022, and resigned
from Congress.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2022.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Republican. Printer; farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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William C. Grimes (1857-1931) —
of Sterling, Johnson
County, Neb.; Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, November
6, 1857.
Republican. Printing business; newspaper
editor; grocer; implement
dealer; Johnson
County Sheriff, 1885-89; chair of
Johnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Republican National Convention, 1896 ; secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1931 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment somewhere
in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married, December
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Dan Voorhees Stephens (1868-1939) —
also known as Dan V. Stephens —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
4, 1868.
Democrat. Farmer; Dodge
County Superintendent of Schools, 1890-94; president, Hammond &
Stephens, educational publishers; director, Fremont Trust and
Savings Bank;
director, Goose Lake Grain and Lumber Co.;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1908
(delegation chair), 1920,
1924,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1911-19.
Died in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., January
13, 1939 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Cremated.
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