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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April
30, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Banning (b. 1869) —
of Union, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Wyoming, Otoe
County, Neb., September
18, 1869.
Farmer;
grain and
farm
implement dealer; banker; Cass
County Commissioner, 1903-05; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1909-11, 1923-32.
Member, Modern Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Banning and Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Banning; married, September
6, 1899, to Jennie E. Roush. |
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Willard H. Burney (1857-1943) —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., July 5,
1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 15th District, 1919.
Congregationalist.
Member, Woodmen.
Died in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., 1943
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Hartington
Cemetery, Hartington, Neb.
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Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) —
also known as Hugh A. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, February
28, 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1954 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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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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Theodore D. Deutsch (1861-1936) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Richland
County, Wis., February
28, 1861.
Mayor
of Scottsbluff, Neb., 1921-22; defeated, 1927.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Modern Woodmen.
Died August
18, 1936 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Deutsch and Catherine (Lewis) Deutsch; married 1888 to Laura
Ammerman. |
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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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William T. Fenton (b. 1872) —
of Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dawson, Richardson
County, Neb., October
2, 1872.
Democrat. Richardson
County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Modern Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton; married, April 9,
1903, to Vinnette M. Coleman. |
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L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April
10, 1875.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie; married,
November
20, 1902, to Bertha E. Fawkes. |
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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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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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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Buchanan Price (b. 1865) —
also known as William B. Price —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., July 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Nebraska state insurance commissioner, 1896-1900; candidate for Nebraska
state auditor, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1926.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Woodmen of the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Clopton Price and Hester (Walker) Price. |
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Franz Christopher Radke (1889-1966) —
also known as Francis Radke —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.; Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Born near Wynot, Cedar
County, Neb., June 23,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; private
secretary to Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, 1923-25; Johnson
County Judge, 1925.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Izaak
Walton League; Forty and
Eight; Modern Woodmen of America; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 3,
1966 (age 76 years, 284
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in New Windsor, Mercer
County, Ill., May 1,
1869.
Newspaper
editor; abstractor.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern Woodmen.
Died, during gall
bladder surgery, in a hospital
at Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., February
16, 1926 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Adolphus Robert Talbot (b. 1859) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Alexis, Warren
County, Ill., April
11, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887-90.
Methodist.
Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Talbot and Amy (Godfrey) Talbot; married, May 15,
1884, to Addie Harris. |
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Robert Van Pelt (b. 1897) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cambridge, Furnas
County, Neb., September
9, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Van Pelt and Sarah (Simon) Van Pelt; married, June 17,
1925, to Mildred Carter. |
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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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Elmer Fredrick Witte (b. 1896) —
also known as E. F. Witte —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., July 14,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pawnee County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Witte and Minnie (Ehinger) Witte; married, November
12, 1926, to Marie Folk. |
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Marcus White Woods (1870-1956) —
also known as Mark W. Woods —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bonus Township, Boone
County, Ill., January
23, 1870.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; telephone
business; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Woodmen of the World.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 29,
1956 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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