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James Charles “Cowboy Jim” Dahlman
- Birth
- Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
- Death
- 21 Jan 1930 (aged 73)Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA
- Burial
- Omaha,Douglas County,Nebraska,USAAdd to Map
- Plot
- Section 11, Lot 177, Grave 0
- Memorial ID
- 37064743View Source
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He came west and worked as a cowboy. He lived in Chadron, Nebraska for twelve years and was a former sheriff of Dawes County. He later relocated to Omaha and served as mayor for twenty-seven years.
Additional information from: Who's Who in the World, 1912:
Son of Charles and Mary Dahlman. Educated in the public schools of Texas; went to Nebraska, 1876. Member, city council 1884-87; mayor, 1894-95, Chadron, Neb.; sheriff, Dawes Co. three terms. delegate to the Democratic Nat'l Convention 1892, 1896; appointed sec. of State Bd. of Transportation 1897; chairman Dem. State Com., 1896-1900; mem., Dem. Nat'l Com. from Neb., 1900-08, and appointed on executive com; chairman Dem. Co. Com., Douglas Co. Mayor of Omaha 1906-09.
Married Dec. 20, 1884, to Hattie Abbott, of Union Iowa. Address: 2901 Hickory St., Omaha, Neb.
He came west and worked as a cowboy. He lived in Chadron, Nebraska for twelve years and was a former sheriff of Dawes County. He later relocated to Omaha and served as mayor for twenty-seven years.
Additional information from: Who's Who in the World, 1912:
Son of Charles and Mary Dahlman. Educated in the public schools of Texas; went to Nebraska, 1876. Member, city council 1884-87; mayor, 1894-95, Chadron, Neb.; sheriff, Dawes Co. three terms. delegate to the Democratic Nat'l Convention 1892, 1896; appointed sec. of State Bd. of Transportation 1897; chairman Dem. State Com., 1896-1900; mem., Dem. Nat'l Com. from Neb., 1900-08, and appointed on executive com; chairman Dem. Co. Com., Douglas Co. Mayor of Omaha 1906-09.
Married Dec. 20, 1884, to Hattie Abbott, of Union Iowa. Address: 2901 Hickory St., Omaha, Neb.
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- Added: May 13, 2009
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37064743/james_charles-dahlman: accessed), memorial page for James Charles “Cowboy Jim” Dahlman (15 Dec 1856–21 Jan 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID37064743, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha,Douglas County,Nebraska,USA;Maintained by dolph72 (contributor46897673).
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Added by: Frank Davenport on 13 Dec 2020
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Born 15 Dec 1856 Yorktown, Dewitt, Texas
Died 21 Jan 1930 Omaha, Douglas, Nebaska
Buried 24 Jan 1930
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