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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) —
also known as A. S. Bloedel —
of Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., May 8,
1876.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad;
bank
director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah
Weatherhead. |
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan (1822-1880) and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan
(1834-1896); brother of Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962; who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird (1860-1930); father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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Edward Francis Carter (b. 1897) —
also known as Edward F. Carter —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Middlebranch, Holt
County, Neb., March
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34; appointed 1927; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Charles Carter and Allie Margaret (Waring) Carter; married,
June
2, 1920, to Vera Marie Hofrichter. |
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March
16, 1887.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
10, 1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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Chester Almeron Fowler (b. 1862) —
also known as Chester A. Fowler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Rubicon, Dodge
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 18th Circuit, 1905-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Dwight Fowler and Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler;
married, May 30,
1892, to Carrie J. Smith. |
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1940 |
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William F. Matschullat (b. 1905) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., April 9,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1940;
secretary
of Nebraska Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) —
also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L.
Miller —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.
Born near Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., May 24,
1892.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1967 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Ralph Stuart Moseley (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph S. Moseley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-18, 1921-22;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1928 (primary), 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Sandall (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles E. Sandall —
of York, York
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in York, York
County, Neb., January
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; York
County Attorney, 1906-12; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1928
(speaker);
member, Nebraska Supreme Court Commission, 1925-26; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1930-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died August
29, 1951 (age 75 years, 228
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Boyd Wales (b. 1873) —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Unitarian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May
Furman. |
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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