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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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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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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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Vard R. Johnson (b. 1939) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March
11, 1939.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 8th District, 1979.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 1979.
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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Boyd Wales (b. 1873) —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Unitarian. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May
Furman. |
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