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SECTION II
BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
United States Senators From Nebraska
United States Representatives From Nebraska
Elected State Executive Officers
Railway Commissioners
Members of State Board of Education
Regents of University of Nebraska
Supreme Court Justices
State Legislators 1967-1969
Photographs-District Court Judges
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UNITED STATES SENATORS
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ROMAN L. HRUSKA |
REPUBLICAN |
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Born David
City, Nebraska, August 16, 1904. Attended Omaha Technical High School,
University of Omaha, University of Chicago Law School and
Creighton University Law School, graduated 1929. General
practice of law in Omaha since 1929. Married Victoria Kuncl,
Omaha, September 24, 1910; three children: Roman L., Jr.,
Quentin J., and Jana L. Member, Douglas County Board of
Commissioners, 1944-1952, chairman, 1945-1952; member,
Advisory Committee to Nebraska Board of Control, 1947-1952;
president, Nebraska County Officials Association, 1950-1951;
vice president, National Association of County Officials,
1951-1952; vice chairman, Nebraska Civil Defense, 1951-1952;
member, Board of Regents, Omaha University, 1950-1957.
National vice president and legal counsel Western Bohemian
Fraternal Association (ZCBJ). Member, First Unitarian
Church; Scottish Rite, Shrine, 33rd degree; and Kiwanis
Club, Omaha. Delegate to State Republican Conventions,
1918-1950. Delegate at large to Republican National
Convention, 1960. Elected to United States Rouse of
Representatives (2nd District), 1952. Served January 3,
1953, until resignation November 8, 1954, upon election
(November 2, 1954) to United States Senate. Member,
Appropriations and Judiciary Committees. Re-elected November
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CARL T, CURTIS |
REPUBLICAN |
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Born near
Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, March 15, 1905. Attended Nebraska
Wesleyan University. Married Miss Lois Wylie-Atwater, of Minden,
Nebraska, June 6, 1931; two children: Mrs. Clara Mae Hopkins
and Carl T., Jr. Is a lawyer. Elected to the 76th Congress
as a member of the House of Representatives and re-elected
for seven successive terms: appointed to the United States
Senate on January 1, 1955, began full 6-year term in the
Senate on January 3, 1955, having been elected on November
2, 1954. Re-elected to the United States Senate in 1960 and
1960. Member of the Senate Committees on Finance, Rules and
Administration, Government Operations, Aeronautical and
Space Sciences, and Joint Atomic Energy. |
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UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
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ROBERT V. DENNEY |
REPUBLICAN |
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Born April 11, 1916, in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Graduate of Fairbury High School.
Attended Peru State Teachers College and was graduated from
Creighton University Law School, Omaha. Nebraska. Married
Ruth Conklin, December 21, 1940; four children: Vernon B.,
David C., Michael R., and Deborah K. Is an attorney at law.
Former Jefferson County Attorney and former member of City
of Fairbury School Board. Is attorney for Board of Public
Works for City of Fairbury. Member of Masonic Lodge, Lions
Club, Chamber of Commerce. Nebraska State Bar Association
and American College of Probate Counsel. Elected to the
United States House of Representatives November 8, 1966. |
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GLENN CUNNINGHAM |
REPUBLICAN |
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Born September
10, 1912, in Omaha, Nebraska. Ancestry German, Scotch-Irish and English.
Was graduated from Omaha South High School in 1930 and
received A.B. degree from University of Omaha in 1935.
Married Janis Thelen. July 25, 1941; six children: Glenn,
Jr., Judy. Mary, James. David, and Ann Melissa. Was
executive secretary and president Omaha Junior Chamber of
Commerce; convention bureau manager Omaha Chamber of
Commerce 1941; member Omaha City Council and Superintendent
of Fire Prevention and Water Supply; named "Outstanding
Young Man" in Omaha and Nebraska 1945; member Omaha Board of
Education 19461948; Omaha Fire Commissioner 1947-1948; Omaha
City Mayor 1948-1954; delegate to Republican National
Conventions 1948 and 1952; State Director Savings Bond
Division U. S. Treasury Department 1954-1956. Is a member of
Episcopal Church. Woodmen of World, Eagles and Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity. Elected to the United States House of
Representatives in 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962. and 1964.
Re-elected November 8, 1966. Member Post Office and Civil
Service Committee 1957. Member Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee, 1963. |
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DAVID MARTIN |
REPUBLICAN |
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Born in Kearney, Nebraska,
July 9, 1907. Attended Kearney public schools and Dartmouth
College. Married Margaret Taylor on June 27, 1931; three
children: David K., Mrs. Patricia Maloney, and John L. He is
a lumberman. Has served as Republican county chairman and
Republican state chairman. Is a Shriner and member of Alpha
Chi Rho fraternity. Elected to the United States House of
Representatives in 1960, 1962, and 1964. Re-elected November
8, 1966. |
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