List of United States Representatives from Nebraska
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Bill Barrett Bill Barrett William E. "Bill" Barrett is a Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third congressional district.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2001 |
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Charles Gustav Binderup Charles Gustav Binderup Charles Gustav Binderup was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Horsens, Denmark, when he was six months old his parents immigrated to the United States settling on a farm near Hastings, Nebraska. He attended Grand Island Business College and farmed near Hastings and Minden, Nebraska... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 |
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Augustin Reed Humphrey Augustin Reed Humphrey Augustin Reed Humphrey was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in 1859 near Madison, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Drakesville, Iowa, in 1864. Graduated from the Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield in 1881 and the law department of the University of Iowa in 1882, passing the bar... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
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Albert W. Jefferis Albert W. Jefferis Albert Webb Jefferis was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Embreville, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools in Romansville, Pennsylvania and the West Chester Normal School for three years. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Michigan in... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923 |
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Charles F. McLaughlin Charles F. McLaughlin Charles Francis McLaughlin was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1908 and the law department of Columbia University, New York City in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
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Arthur L. Miller Arthur L. Miller Arthur Lewis Miller was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911 and from Loyola Medical School in Chicago in 1918. He then taught rural school in Plainview from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the United... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 |
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C. Frank Reavis C. Frank Reavis Charles Frank Reavis was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska.He was born in Falls City, Nebraska on and studied law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and set up practice in Falls City... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922 |
Resigned after being appointed special assistant to the US Attorney General United States Attorney General The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government... |
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Adrian M. Smith Adrian M. Smith Adrian M. Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Nebraska Legislature.-Early life, education and career:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 2007 – Present |
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Archibald J. Weaver Archibald J. Weaver Archibald Jerard Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, best known for being the father of Governor of Nebraska Arthur J. Weaver and grandfather of Nebraska politicians Arthur J. Weaver, Jr. and Phillip Hart Weaver.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 |
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Charles O. Lobeck Charles O. Lobeck Charles Otto Lobeck was a Nebraska United States Representative politician.Born in Andover, Illinois on April 6, 1852, he attended German Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and the Dyhrenfurth Commercial College in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Dayton, Iowa in 1869 finding a job as a clerk in a... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919 |
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Charles Thone Charles Thone Charles Thone is an American Republican politician.-Biography:Charles Thone was born in Hartington, Nebraska. He has three brothers, including John Jr. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School . During World War II, he served in the Infantry of the United States Army... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979 |
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Clair A. Callan Clair Armstrong Callan Clair Armstrong Callan was a Nebraska Democratic politician.He was born in Odell, Nebraska and graduated from Peru State College... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
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Dan V. Stephens Dan V. Stephens Dan Voorhees Stephens was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Bloomington, Indiana on November 4, 1868, Dan V. Stephens attended Valparaiso College in Indiana. He settled in Fremont, Nebraska where he taught school and studied law. He became the superintendent of schools in Dodge County,... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
November 7, 1911 – March 4, 1919 |
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David Henry Mercer David Henry Mercer David Henry Mercer was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Benton County, Iowa on July 9, 1857, he moved with his parents to Adams County, Illinois in 1858. After the American Civil War he moved again to Brownville, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1880 and... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903 |
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Donald Francis McGinley | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
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Doug Bereuter Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent "Doug" Bereuter is a retired Republican politician from Nebraska. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004.-Early life:Bereuter was born in York, Nebraska and reared in Utica, Nebraska... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004 |
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Edgar Howard Edgar Howard Edgar Howard was a Nebraska editor and Democratic politician. He was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska and served six terms in the United States House of Representatives.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
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Edmund H. Hinshaw Edmund H. Hinshaw Edmund Howard Hinshaw was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in Greensboro, Indiana on December 8, 1860, he graduated from Butler College in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1885. He moved to Fairbury, Nebraska in 1887 and was superintendent of the public schools until 1888 while he studied law... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 |
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Edward R. Burke Edward R. Burke Edward Raymond Burke was a Nebraska Democratic Party politician.Burke moved to Sparta, Wisconsin with his parents and then Beloit, Wisconsin where he went to Beloit College. Burke graduated in 1906, moved to Chadron, Nebraska where he taught school until 1908. He graduated from Harvard Law... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
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Elmer Burkett Elmer Burkett Elmer Jacob Burkett was a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska.Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Tabor College in 1890 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1893... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905 |
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Ernest M. Pollard Ernest M. Pollard Ernest Mark Pollard was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Nehawka, Nebraska on April 15, 1869 and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1893. He farmed near Nehawka until he was elected to the Nebraska State house of representatives in 1896... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
July 18, 1905 – March 4, 1909 |
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Eugene D. O'Sullivan Eugene D. O'Sullivan Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan was an American Democratic Party politician from Nebraska.He was born in on a cattle ranch near Kent, Kansas to John E. O'Sullivan and Josephine Kluh O'Sullivan on May 31, 1883. He was married to Ellen Katherine Lovely. He graduated from Christian Brothers College, in St.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
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Eugene Jerome Hainer Eugene Jerome Hainer Eugene Jerome Hainer was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in Pécs, Hungary in 1851, he immigrated to the United States with his parents settling in Columbia, Missouri in 1854. He later moved with them in 1861 to the Hungarian settlement of New Buda founded by George Pomutz. He spent his... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
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Frank Welch Frank Welch Frank Welch was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born at Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts on February 10, 1835 and moved to Boston in with his parents. He graduated from Boston High School and took up civil engineering... |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – September 4, 1878 |
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Fred Gustus Johnson Fred Gustus Johnson Fred Gustus Johnson was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Dorchester, Nebraska on October 16, 1876. Graduated from Dorchester High School in 1893 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1903 and admitted to the bar in the same year. He set up practice in... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 |
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George de Rue Meiklejohn George de Rue Meiklejohn George de Rue Meiklejohn was a Nebraska Republican politician who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska and a representative of the U.S. state of Nebraska.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
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George H. Heinke George H. Heinke George Henry Heinke was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm on July 22, 1882 near Dunbar, Nebraska and moved to 1889 to Douglas, Nebraska, in 1891 to San Angelo, Texas, and in 1894 to Talmage, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940 |
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George W. E. Dorsey | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891 |
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George W. Norris | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 |
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Gilbert L. Laws Gilbert L. Laws Gilbert Lafayette Laws was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born 1838 near Olney, Illinois, he moved to Iowa County, Wisconsin in 1845 with his parents. He attended Haskell University and Milton College and afterwards taught school. During the American Civil War he enlisted in the 5th... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
December 2, 1889 – March 4, 1891 |
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Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska) Glenn Clarence Cunningham was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1971 |
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H. Malcolm Baldrige | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
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Hal Daub, Jr. | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 |
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Harry B. Coffee Harry B. Coffee Harry Buffington Coffee was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born near Harrison, Nebraska on March 16, 1890, a son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and May Elizabeth Tisdale. Harry graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1913. He sold real estate and insurance in Chadron, Nebraska from... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
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Henry C. Luckey Henry Carl Luckey Henry Carl Luckey was a Nebraska Democratic politician.He was born on November 22, 1868 near East St. Louis, Illinois . In 1873 he moved to Nebraska settling on a farm with his parents near Columbus, Nebraska. He farmed their from 1894 to 1900. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
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Jackson B. Chase Jackson B. Chase Jackson Burton Chase was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Early life:He was born in Seward, Nebraska on August 19, 1890 and lived in California and Illinois while working for Burlington Railroad. He graduated from high school in Omaha, Nebraska in 1907 and was worked for John Deere Plow Co... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 |
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James Laird James Laird (politician) James Laird was a Nebraska Republican politician.Laird was born in Fowlerville, New York and moved with his parents to Hillsdale County, Michigan. He attended Adrian College and served in the Sixteenth Regiment of the Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1883 – August 17, 1889 |
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James P. Latta James P. Latta James Polk Latta was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born near Ashland, Ohio, he moved with his parents to Jackson County, Iowa in 1846. He attended school and worked on a farm. In 1863 he moved to the Nebraska Territory to teach school in Tekamah, Nebraska... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1909 – September 11, 1911 |
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Jeff Fortenberry Jeff Fortenberry Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry, born December 27, 1960) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Lincoln and includes most of the eastern third of the state outside the immediate Omaha area.-Early life, education and... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 2005 – Present |
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Jesse B. Strode Jesse Burr Strode Jesse Burr Strode was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Fulton County, Illinois on February 18, 1845 and graduated from Abingdon College in Abingdon, Illinois... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1899 |
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John A. Maguire John A. Maguire John Arthur Maguire was a Nebraska Democratic politician.He was born near Elizabeth, Illinois on November 29, 1870 and moved to the Dakota Territory in 1882 with his parents settling near what is now Plankinton, South Dakota. He graduated from Plankinton High School in 1889 and attended the... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915 |
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John A. McShane John A. McShane John Albert McShane was a Nebraska Democratic politician. He was the first Democrat to be elected to the Nebraska congressional delegation.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 |
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John Frank Boyd John Frank Boyd John Frank Boyd was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1853, he moved with his parents to Henry County, Illinois in 1857. There he attended public schools and Abingdon College where he studied law and got admitted to the bar in 1878... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
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John H. Morehead John H. Morehead John Henry Morehead was a Nebraska Democratic politician best known for being the 17th Governor of Nebraska.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
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John H. Sweet John Hyde Sweet John Hyde Sweet was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Milford, New York on September 1, 1880 and moved to Palmyra, Nebraska in 1885... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941 |
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John Joseph Cavanaugh III John Joseph Cavanaugh III John Joseph Cavanaugh III is a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 1, 1945, he graduated from Creighton Preparatory School in 1963, from Regis College in Denver, Colorado in 1967 and from Creighton University Law School in 1972... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
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John L. Kennedy John L. Kennedy John Lauderdale Kennedy was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Ayrshire, Scotland on October 27, 1854, he immigrated in 1874 to the United States and settled and farmed in LaSalle County, Illinois. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1879 and then graduated from the law... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 |
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John J. McCarthy John McCarthy (Nebraska) John Jay McCarthy was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Stoughton, Wisconsin on July 19, 1857, he attended Albion Academy. He moved to David City, Nebraska in 1879 and to Dixon County, Nebraska in 1882. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and set up practice in Emerson, Nebraska.He was... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907 |
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John Seaton Robinson John Seaton Robinson John Seaton Robinson was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born in Wheeling, Virginia on May 4, 1856, he studied law and was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of West Virginia in 1880. He moved to Madison, Nebraska in 1884 becoming the prosecuting attorney for Madison County, Nebraska from... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 |
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John Taffe John Taffe John Taffe was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 30, 1827. He passed the bar and moved to the Nebraska Territory in 1856, becoming a member of the Nebraska Territorial house of representatives from 1858 to 1859 and as the president of the... |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1873 |
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John Y. McCollister John Y. McCollister John Yetter McCollister is a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born to John M. McCollister and Ruth Yetter McCollister in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1939 he graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and in 1943 he graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
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Jon L. Christensen | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
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Karl Stefan Karl Stefan Karl Stefan was a US State of Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm in Zebrakov, Bohemia on March 1, 1884. In 1885 he moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.. He was taught in the public schools and later a Y.M.C.A. night school... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1935 – October 2, 1951 |
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Lawrence Brock Lawrence Brock Lawrence Brock was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Brock was born near Columbus, Nebraska. He graduated from Leigh High School and then the College of Pharmacy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1929. He became a pharmacist in Madison, Nebraska... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
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Lee Terry Lee Terry Lee Raymond Terry is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Republican Party.A lifelong Nebraskan, Congressman Lee Terry has worked continually to empower the people of the Second District. Terry has been a leader for Nebraska, advocating American energy... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1999 – Present |
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Lorenzo Crounse Lorenzo Crounse Lorenzo Crounse was a Nebraska Republican politician best known as the eighth Governor of Nebraska.-Early life :... |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877 |
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Melvin O. McLaughlin Melvin O. McLaughlin Melvin Orlando McLaughlin was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Osceola, Iowa on August 8, 1876, he moved to Nebraska in 1884. He graduated from College View High School, and graduated from the Lincoln, Nebraska Normal University and the Nebraska state Normal School at Peru. He taught... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1927 |
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Moses P. Kinkaid | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1903 – July 6, 1922 |
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Oren S. Copeland Oren S. Copeland Oren Sturman Copeland was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Huron, South Dakota on March 16, 1887 and moved with his parents to Pender, Nebraska in 1891... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
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Peter Hoagland Peter Hoagland Peter D. Hoagland was an American Democratic politician from Nebraska who represented that state's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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Phillip H. Weaver Phillip Hart Weaver Phillip Hart Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver and grandson of former representative Archibald Jerard Weaver.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
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Robert Dinsmore Harrison Robert Dinsmore Harrison Robert Dinsmore Harrison was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Panama, Nebraska on January 26, 1897, he graduated from Peru State College in 1926. He also graduated from University of California in 1928 and University of Nebraska in 1934. In 1918 to 1919, during World War I, he... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
October 4, 1951 – January 3, 1959 |
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Robert E. Evans Robert E. Evans Robert Emory Evans was a Nebraska Republican politician.Evans was born in Coalmont, Pennsylvania in 1856. He attended the Pennsylvania Normal School at Millersville, Pennsylvania and the Indiana Normal School. He worked as a machinist from 1877 to 1883... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923 |
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Robert G. Simmons Robert G. Simmons Robert Glenmore Simmons was a Nebraska Republican politician.Simmons was born on December 25, 1891 near Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He attended Hastings College from 1909 to 1911 and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and set up practice in Gering, Nebraska... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933 |
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Robert V. Denney Robert Vernon Denney Robert Vernon Denney was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on April 11, 1916 and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1933... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 |
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Roderick Dhu Sutherland Roderick Dhu Sutherland Roderick Dhu Sutherland was a Nebraska Populist politician.Sutherland was born in Scotch Grove, Iowa and attended Amity College, College Springs, Iowa. He taught school and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1888... |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901 |
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Roman L. Hruska | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1953 – November 8, 1954 |
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate | |
Roy H. Thorpe Roy H. Thorpe Roy Henry Thorpe was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born near Greensburg, Indiana on December 13, 1874 and graduated from Greensburg High School. He studied pharmacy, medicine, and law and become an evangelist. He was known as The boy tramp orator of 1896... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
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Samuel Maxwell Samuel Maxwell Samuel Maxwell was a Populist politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska.Born in Lodi, New York on May 20, 1825, he moved with his parents to Michigan in 1844. He taught school, farmed, and studied law. He moved to the Nebraska Territory settling in Cass County, Nebraska resumed farming... |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
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Silas Reynolds Barton Silas Reynolds Barton Silas Reynolds Barton was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in New London, Iowa on May 21, 1872. He moved with his parents to Hamilton County, Nebraska in 1873. Graduated from Aurora High School and attended Peru State normal school. He became a farmer and taught school.He became the... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
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Terry Carpenter Terry Carpenter Terry McGovern Carpenter was a Nebraska politician. Though he changed his party five times, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and later served 22 years in the Nebraska Legislature. He also unsuccessfully ran for the Senate, Governor and Lieutenant... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
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Thomas Jefferson Majors Thomas Jefferson Majors Thomas Jefferson Majors was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska.He was born in Libertyville, Iowa, on June 25, 1841 and attended the Nebraska state normal school. He moved to Peru, Nebraska in 1860 and entered the union army in June 1861 as a first lieutenant of Company C,... |
Republican | November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879 |
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Tom Osborne | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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Turner M. Marquette Turner M. Marquette Turner Mastin Marquette was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the first house representative for the state.-Early life:... |
Republican | March 2, 1867 – March 3, 1867 |
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Virginia Smith | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1991 |
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William J. Connell William James Connell William James Connell was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Cowansville, Quebec, he immigrated with his family to Schroon Lake, New York in 1857 and then moved to Vermont in 1862. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1867 and studied law... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 |
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William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan was an American politician in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as its candidate for President of the United States... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895 |
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William L. Greene William Laury Greene William Laury Greene was a Nebraska Populist politician.Greene was raised in Dubois County, Indiana. He graduated from the Ireland Academy, taught school and studied law. He passed his bar exam in 1876 and began his practice in Bloomington, Indiana... |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 11, 1899 |
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William Ledyard Stark William Ledyard Stark William Ledyard Stark was a Nebraska Populist politician.Born in Mystic, Connecticut in 1853. He moved to Wyoming, Illinois in 1872. He taught school and clerked a store for a while. He attended Union College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of... |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 |
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William Neville William Neville William Harriman Neville was a Nebraska, United States Populist politician.-Biography:He was born in Nashville, Illinois. He moved with his parents to Chester, Illinois in 1851. Graduated from McKendree University and served as a sergeant in Company H of the 142nd regiment of the Illinois... |
Populist | December 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 |
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Willis G. Sears Willis G. Sears Willis Gratz Sears was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Willoughby, Ohio on August 16, 1860, Sears moved to Nebraska in 1879. He studied law at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas and was admitted to the bar in 1884... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1931 |
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Ralph F. Beermann Ralph F. Beermann Ralph Frederick Beermann was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, USA, Ralph Frederick Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and then attended various Army specialist schools... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
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January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
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Carl T. Curtis | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 |
Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate | |
January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954 |
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David T. Martin | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Resigned | |
January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974 |
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William A. McKeighan William A. McKeighan William Arthur McKeighan was a Nebraska Populist politician.McKeighan was born in Millville, New Jersey. He moved with his parents to Fulton County, Illinois in 1848. He enlisted in the 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, in September 1861, to fight in the Civil War... |
Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
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March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
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Edward K. Valentine Edward K. Valentine Edward Kimble Valentine was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schools and learned to become a printer. During the Civil War he was a member in the Union army served in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Sixty-seventh Regiment... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
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March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 |
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Omer Madison Kem Omer Madison Kem Omer Madison Kem was a Nebraska Populist politician.Kem was born in Hagerstown, Indiana. He moved to Custer County, Nebraska in 1882 and to Broken Bow, Nebraska in 1890 where he farmed. He was deputy treasurer of Custer County from 1890 to 1891... |
Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
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March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
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Ashton C. Shallenberger Ashton C. Shallenberger Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger was a Nebraska Democratic politician best known for being the 15th Governor of Nebraska from 1909 to 1911. He was first elected to the 57th United States Congress but failed to be reelected in 1902. He was elected governor from 1909–1911 and then was unsuccessful in... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 |
Lost re-election | |
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919 |
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March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929 |
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March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
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William E. Andrews William E. Andrews William Ezekiel Andrews was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Oskaloosa, Iowa on December 17, 1854, he became an orphan early in life. He worked as a farm hand to get by and graduated from Simpson College in 1874 and from Parsons College in 1875. He was elected superintendent of schools... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 |
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March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923 |
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Charles Henry Sloan Charles Henry Sloan Charles Henry Sloan was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Monticello, Iowa on May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa in 1884. He moved to Fairmont, Nebraska and became the city schools superintendent from 1884 to 1887. He studied law and was admitted... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919 |
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March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 |
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Gilbert M. Hitchcock | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 |
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March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1911 |
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Howard H. Buffett | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
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January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
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John N. Norton John N. Norton John Nathaniel Norton was a Nebraska Democratic politician.Born on a farm near Stromsburg, Nebraska on May 12, 1878, he attended Bryant Normal University in Stromsburg. He graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1901 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1903. He served as clerk and... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 |
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March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
See also
- List of United States Senators from Nebraska
- United States congressional delegations from NebraskaUnited States Congressional Delegations from NebraskaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Nebraska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Nebraska Territory:- Members from Nebraska :-References:...