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Politician members in Nebraska

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Jewett Abbott and Clara Frances (Culbertson) Abbott; married, June 19, 1901, to Lillian Newbranch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October 5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson.
Gerald R. Ford 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.
  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
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Monroe Leland Hayward and Jennie (Pelton) Hayward; married, June 21, 1919, to Mae C. Plant; grandson of Edwin A. Pelton; third cousin twice removed of Guy Ray Pelton and Frederic William Pelton; fourth cousin once removed of George Pelton Lawrence.
  Political family: Pelton-Hayward family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Stuart Moseley (b. 1886) — also known as Ralph S. Moseley — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., December 19, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-18, 1921-22; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1928 (primary), 1930. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Florence Amelia Roth.
  Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886-1966) — also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 31, 1886. Democrat. Gold miner; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive vice-president and director, National Broadcasting Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43; chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power & Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1944, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatemala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53. Methodist. Member, Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons. Died September 30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Cunningham Patterson and Martha Belle (Neiswanger) Patterson; married, May 31, 1924, to Shelley McCutchen Rodes.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Grandison Utterback (1891-1944) — also known as William G. Utterback — of Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb. Born in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb., December 8, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance agent; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Eagles. Died December 14, 1944 (age 53 years, 6 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Lucian Price Utterback and Emilene Strang (Payne) Utterback; married, March 10, 1942, to Lucy M. Reaves.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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