Henry Carl Luckey | |
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.jpg) Nebraska State Journal, November 8, 1938 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Morehead |
| Succeeded by | George H. Heinke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1868-11-22)November 22, 1868 |
| Died | December 31, 1956(1956-12-31) (aged 88) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Henry Carl Luckey (November 22, 1868 – December 31, 1956) was an AmericanDemocratic Party politician.
He was born on November 22, 1868, nearEast St. Louis, Illinois. In 1873 he moved to Nebraska settling on a farm with his parents nearColumbus, Nebraska. He farmed there from 1894 to 1900. He moved toLincoln, Nebraska and graduated from theUniversity of Nebraska in 1912. He also passed the bar in 1912 and then pursued a postgraduate course atColumbia University inNew York City in 1914 and 1915.
He was in the real estate and the construction business from 1917 to 1927, and a member of the board of trustees ofMidland Lutheran College inFremont, Nebraska from 1919 to 1925. He was elected to theSeventy-fourth United States Congress and reelected to theSeventy-fifth United States Congress. He ran twice more in 1938 for theSeventy-sixth United States Congress and in 1940 for theSeventy-seventh United States Congress, but failed to be reelected. He returned then to the real estate business and farming until 1946 when he retired toRichmond, California. He died on December 31, 1956, inEl Cerrito, California and is buried there in Sunset View Cemetery.
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| Preceded by John H. Morehead (D) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's 1st congressional district January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | Succeeded by George H. Heinke (R) |
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