Andrew Jackson Poppleton (July 24, 1830 – September 9, 1896) was the second mayor of Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, serving for six months from March 2, 1858-September 14, 1858 before he resigned from office. Poppleton was afterwards an influential real estate

Real estate

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 businessman and lawyer

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 in Omaha.

Poppleton worked for many years as the general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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. The most important case he ever argued was the 1879 trial of Standing Bear v. Crook, held at Fort Omaha

Fort Omaha

Fort Omaha, originally known as Sherman Barracks and then Omaha Barracks, is an Indian War-era United States Army supply installation. Located at 5730 North 30th Street, with the entrance at North 30th and Fort Streets in modern-day North Omaha, Nebraska, the facility is primarily occupied by ...

. Standing Bear, a Ponca

Ponca

The Ponca are a Native American people of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan-language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma...

 chief, successfully argued in U.S. District Court that Native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the rights of citizenship.

Poppleton died in 1896 and was interred at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in North Omaha. Poppleton Street in Omaha is named in his honor; the Poppleton Block

Poppleton Block

The Poppleton Block is located at 1001 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was built in 1880 for Omaha lawyer and politician A.J...

 in Downtown Omaha

Downtown Omaha

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 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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