Edgar Howard (b. 1858- d. 1951) was a Nebraska Democratic politician best known as a former lieutenant governor and long serving 3rd district representative. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
Born in Osceola, Iowa on September 16, 1858, he went to Western Collegiate Institute and Iowa College of Law. Osceola is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4659 at the 2000 census The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the professional Graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City Iowa. He was a reporter and editor for various newspapers until 1884 when he got a job as an editor Papillion Times in Papillion, Nebraska. Papillion is a city in Sarpy County in the US state of Nebraska. He passed the bar and set up practice in 1896 in Papillion.
He was elected to the Nebraska house of representatives in 1894 to 1896 when he was elected probate judge of Sarpy County, Nebraska. Probate is the Legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person specifically resolving all claims and distributing the decedent's Property Sarpy County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska. Also that year he was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention. The 1896 Democratic National Convention, held at the Chicago Coliseum from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of William Jennings Bryan 's nomination In 1900 he ended his term as judge and purchased the Weekly Telegram out of Columbus, Nebraska and made it a daily publication in 1922. Columbus is a city in Platte County, Nebraska, United States, 80 miles (148 km west by north of Omaha on the Loup River, a short
In 1917 he became Nebraska's Lieutenant Governor until 1919. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses serving from March 4, 1923 to January 3, 1935. The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and During the Seventy-second United States Congress and Seventy-third United States Congress he chaired the U. The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate Dates of sessions March 4 1933 - January 3 1935 Special session of the Senate March 4 1933 - March 6 S. House Committee on Indian Affairs.
He lost to Karl Stefan in 1934 and in 1938 and returned to running the Weekly Telegram in Columbus. Karl Stefan ( March 1 1884 - October 2, 1951) was a Nebraska Republican politician He died there on July 19, 1951, and is buried in the Columbus Cemetery.
| Preceded by James Pearson |
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 1917 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Pelham A. List of Nebraska Lieutenant Governors See also List of Governors of Nebraska Barrows |
| Preceded by Robert E. Evans (R) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
Succeeded by Karl Stefan (R) |
References
- The Political Graveyard. Robert Emory Evans ( July 15, 1856 &ndash July 8, 1925) was a Nebraska Republican politician These are tables of congressional delegations from Nebraska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. The 3rd Nebraska Congressional District seat encompasses the western three-fourths of the state it is one of the largest non-at-large Congressional districts in the country covering 65000 Karl Stefan ( March 1 1884 - October 2, 1951) was a Nebraska Republican politician Howard, Edgar. Retrieved on January 26, 2006. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Congressional Bioguide. Howard, Edgar. Retrieved on January 26, 2006. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard. The Political Graveyard is a Website and Database that catalogues information about over 180000 American political figures and political families
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