Omer Madison Kem was a Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 Populist

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 politician

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Kem was born in Hagerstown, Indiana

Hagerstown, Indiana

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. He moved to Custer County, Nebraska

Custer County, Nebraska

-History:Custer County was formed in 1877. It was named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.-Demographics:...

 in 1882 and to Broken Bow, Nebraska

Broken Bow, Nebraska

Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.-History:...

 in 1890 where he farmed. He was deputy treasurer of Custer County from 1890 to 1891. He was elected as a Populist to the United States House of Representatives

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 from 1891 to 1897, serving first the 3rd district and then the 6th district when the number of representatives from Nebraska was increased following the 1890 Census

United States Census, 1890

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. He did not run for reelection in 1896.

Kem went to Montrose, Colorado

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 to grow fruit and raise cattle. He got back into politics by being elected as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives in 1907. He then moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon

Cottage Grove, Oregon

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in 1908, where he became interested in electric light and power enterprises. He retired in 1922 and died in Cottage Grove in 1942. He was cremated and the ashes scattered.