| |  Ned Culbertson Abbott (1874-1960) — of Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.Born in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,March 9,1874.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer;newspaper reporter;author;instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04;superintendentof schools; candidate forNebraskasuperintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent,Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks;Rotary.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February24, 1960 (age85 years, 352days).Interment atEvergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Bert James Abraham (1895-1983) — also known asBert Abraham — of Lakewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.,November27, 1895.Republican.Newspaper publisher; Republican PresidentialElector for California,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Died in November,1983(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Herman Abraham and Rose (Littman) Abraham; married,June 16,1923, to Louise Biegler. |
| | Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born near Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,December30, 1847.Newspaper reporter; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul inDublin, 1876-86;librarian;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Omaha, Neb., Nebraska, 1903-10; died inoffice 1910.Died, frombronchitisandheartdisease, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December30, 1910 (age63 years, 0days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; brother of Caroline Barrows (whomarriedJosephHopkins Millard); married1878 to LizziePhelan; married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick. | | | | Political family:Millardfamily of Omaha, Nebraska. |
| | Lot Brown (b. 1855) — of Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.; Morton Park (now Cicero),CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,December25, 1855.Republican.Newspaper editor; freight agent, later commercialagent, for Chicago, Burlington & QuincyRailroad;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1905.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William A. Brown and Abigail Brown; married,September24, 1889, to Annie Wilcox Payne. |
 | William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) — also known asWilliam J. Bryan;"The GreatCommoner";"The Peerless Leader";"The Silver-Tongued Orator";"The Boy Oratorof the Platte";"The NiagaricNebraskan" —of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ill.,March19, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaper editor;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nebraska,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1920;U.S.Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;SigmaPi;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dayton,RheaCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1925 (age65 years, 129days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue atRhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.| | Relatives: SonofSilasLillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother ofCharlesWayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who marriedThomasStinson Allen); married,October1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father ofRuthBryan Owen; grandfather ofHelenRudd Brown; first cousin ofWilliamSherman Jennings. | | | | Political family:Bryan-Jenningsfamily of Illinois. | | | | Cross-reference:ClarenceS. Darrow —WillisJ. Abbot —AdolphusR. Talbot | | | | Bryan County,Okla. is named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamJ. Bryan Jarvis—W.J. Bryan Dorn | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen toone." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:Robert W. Cherny,ARighteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —Michael Kazin,AGodly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Gerard N. Magliocca,TheTragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and thePolitics of Backlash — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,October 1903 |
| | | James Arthur Edgerton (b. 1869) — also known asJames A. Edgerton — of Nebraska;Denver,Colo.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Plantsville,MorganCounty, Ohio,January30, 1869.Newspaper editor; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1928; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Virginia,1936;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1937.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Edgerton and Tamar (Vernon) Edgerton; married,March21, 1895, to Blanche Edgerton. |
| | John Robert French (1819-1890) — also known asJohn R. French — of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine;LakeCounty, Ohio; Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.;Washington,D.C.; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Gilmanton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,May 28,1819.Republican.Newspaper editor and publisher; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1858-59;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1867-69;Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate, 1869-79.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,October2, 1890 (age71 years, 127days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | William C. Grimes (1857-1931) — of Sterling,JohnsonCounty, Neb.; Kingfisher,KingfisherCounty, Okla.Born near New Lexington,PerryCounty, Ohio,November6, 1857.Republican.Printingbusiness;newspaper editor;grocer;implementdealer;JohnsonCounty Sheriff, 1885-89;chair ofJohnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member,Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,Republican National Convention, 1896 ;secretaryof Oklahoma Territory, 1901;Governorof Oklahoma Territory, 1901.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 8,1931 (age73 years, 153days).Intermentsomewherein Santa Monica, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married,December24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver. |
| | Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) — also known asDwight P. Griswold — of Gordon,SheridanCounty, Neb.; Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Born in Harrison,SiouxCounty, Neb.,November27, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;newspaper editor; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1921-23; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1925-29;Governor ofNebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaTau Omega;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April12, 1954 (age60 years, 136days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb. | | Louis Francis Haller (1906-1965) — also known asLouis Haller — of Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho.Born in Bladen,WebsterCounty, Neb.,May 7,1906.Newspaper editor;hardwarebusiness;radio stationmanager;mayorof Blackfoot, Idaho, 1964-65; died in office 1965.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in Bingham MemorialHospital,Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,September1, 1965 (age59 years, 117days).Interment atGroveCity Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles J. Haller and Ellen (Branigan) Haller; married toElizabeth Bell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Eric Hass (1905-1980) — of Oregon; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,1905.Socialist.Advertisingbusiness; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1936;editor ofThe WeeklyPeople, 1938-68; Socialist Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1942; Industrial Government candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1945 (Socialist Labor), 1949 (IndustrialGovernment), 1957 (Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965(Socialist Labor); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; resigned orexpelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969;librarian.GermanandDanishancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in CommunityHospital,Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,October2, 1980 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | | Edgar Howard (1858-1951) — of Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.Born in Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa,September16, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaper editor;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1917-19;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nebraska,1944.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.,July 19,1951 (age92 years, 306days).Interment atColumbusCemetery, Columbus, Neb. | | Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) — also known asSam R. McKelvie — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Fairfield,ClayCounty, Neb.,April15, 1881.Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmermagazine; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1911-13;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1913-15;Governor ofNebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1928(speaker),1932,1936,1944.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Arizona,October6, 1956 (age75 years, 174days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | Theodore W. Metcalfe (1894-1973) — also known asTed W. Metcalfe — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,August16, 1894.Republican.Newspaper editor;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatedeveloper;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1931-33; candidate forU.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1940; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nebraska,1952,1956(HonoraryVice-President),1960.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February17, 1973 (age78 years, 185days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | William H. Michael (1845-1916) — of Cherokee,CherokeeCounty, Iowa; Sidney,CheyenneCounty, Neb.;Washington,D.C.Born in Marysville,UnionCounty, Ohio,July 14,1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; served in the UnionNavy during the Civil War;newspaper editor and publisher;lawyer;U.S. Consul General inCalcutta, 1905-11.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 17,1916 (age70 years, 308days).Burial location unknown.  | Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) — also known asJ. Sterling Morton — ofOtoeCounty, Neb.Born in Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1832.Democrat.Newspaper editor; member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1855-57;secretaryof Nebraska Territory, 1858-61;Governorof Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1888;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.Episcopalian.Member,Chi Psi.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,April27, 1902 (age70 years, 5days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Nebraska City, Neb. | | James N. Paul (1839-1922) — of St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.Born inBeaverCounty, Pa.,September23, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;surveyor;newspaper editor;lawyer;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District,1901-17.Member,Freemasons.Died in St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.,March 9,1922 (age82 years, 167days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) — also known asVal Peterson — of Elgin,AntelopeCounty, Neb.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.,July 18,1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;newspaper publisher; secretary to Gov.DwightGriswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World WarII;Governor ofNebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1957-61;Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1960,1972;insuranceexecutive.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease andrespiratoryfailure, in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,October17, 1983 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Oakdale, Neb. | | Thomas Johnson Pickett (1821-1891) — also known asThomas J. Pickett — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.;RockIsland County, Ill.; Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March17, 1821.Republican.Newspaper publisher; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1856;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIllinoisstate senate 21st District, 1863-64; postmaster atPaducah,Ky., 1865-67, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1868;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1874.Member,Freemasons.Died in Ashland,SaundersCounty, Neb.,December24, 1891 (age70 years, 282days).Interment atAshland Cemetery, Ashland, Neb.  | Charles William Pugsley (1878-1940) — also known asCharles W. Pugsley — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Woodbine,HarrisonCounty, Iowa,1878.Farmer;editor, Nebraska Farmerweekly newspaper;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; assistantU.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-23;president,South Dakota State College (later University), 1923-40.Died, in ahospitalat Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December17, 1940 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Review of Reviews, February 1922 |
| | Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) — also known asCharles H. Randall — of Kimball,KimballCounty, Neb.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Auburn,NemahaCounty, Neb.,July 23,1865.Newspaper editor and publisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950;U.S.Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated,1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924(9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13thDistrict), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1928.Methodist.Died at GeneralHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February18, 1951 (age85 years, 210days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Victor Rosewater (b. 1871) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February13, 1871.Republican.Newspaper editor; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1896-97; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nebraska,1908;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1912.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanEconomic Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Rosewater and Leah (Colman) Rosewater; married,January27, 1904, to Katie Katz. |
| | Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (1908-1991) — also known asAngie Rossitto;"Little Mo";"Angelino" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February18, 1908.Operated anewspaper stand in Hollywood;filmactor active for sixty years; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.Italianancestry.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September21, 1991 (age83 years, 215days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) — also known asFred A. Seaton — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born inWashington,D.C.,December11, 1909.Republican.Radioannouncer;sportsreporter; editor, manager, and publisher ofnewspapers;vice-chair ofKansas Republican Party, 1934-37; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1936;campaign secretary for Gov.AlfredM. Landon, 1936; member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature, 1945-49;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1962.MethodistorEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;NavyLeague;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;BetaTheta Pi;PiKappa Delta.Recipient,Medalof Freedom.Died in St. Mary'sHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January16, 1974 (age64 years, 36days).Interment atParkviewCemetery, Hastings, Neb. | | Terry Selden — of Blair,WashingtonCounty, Neb.Newspaper editor;mayor ofBlair, Neb.; elected 1895.Burial location unknown. | | Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) — of Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Born in New Windsor,MercerCounty, Ill.,May 1,1869.Newspaper editor;abstractor.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen.Died, duringgallbladder surgery, in ahospitalat Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,February16, 1926 (age56 years, 291days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb. | | John Taffe (1827-1884) — of Nebraska. Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January30, 1827.Republican.Newspaper editor; member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1858-59;memberNebraska territorial council, 1860-61; major in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867-73.Founder, Omaha Public Library. Died in North Platte,LincolnCounty, Neb.,March14, 1884 (age57 years, 44days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Thomas Henry Tibbles — also known asThomas H. Tibbles — of Nebraska.Newspaper editor; People's candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Victor Vifquain (1836-1907) — ofSalineCounty, Neb.Born in Brussels,Belgium,May20, 1836.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; involved inunsuccessful effort to kidnap Confederate presidentJeffersonDavis; received theMedalof Honor for his actions in the assault of Fort Blakely, Alabama,April 9, 1865;newspaper publisher;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871;SalineCounty Surveyor, 1871; U.S. Consul inBarranquilla, 1886-87;Colón, 1887-90;AdjutantGeneral of Nebraska, 1890-92; U.S. Consul General inPanama, 1893-97; colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.DiedJanuary7, 1907 (age70 years, 232days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | Oliver T. B. Williams (b. 1835) — of Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.; Seward,SewardCounty, Neb.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1835.Lawyer;newspaper editor; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1866; postmaster atColumbus,Neb., 1866; People's Independent candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1880.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry.Burial location unknown.
| |
