John Hyde Sweet
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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. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska
.
After graduating, he worked as court reporter in western Nebraska from 1899 to 1900, and then as a grocer in Nebraska City from 1902 to 1909. After that he served as manager and then editor of the Nebraska City News newspaper and was a Nebraskan delegate to the 1912 Progressive National Convention.
In 1940 was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-sixth United States Congress to fill the vacancy left by the previous representative George H. Heinke
, who had died in a car crash in the January of that year. Sweet served for less than a year, and did not run in the following election.
He died April 4, 1964 in Wickenburg, Arizona
and was buried at Wyuka Cemetery
, Nebraska City, 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....
Republican politician.
He was born in Milford, New York
Milford, New York
Milford may refer to two municipalities in Otsego County, New York in the United States:*Milford , New York*Milford , New York, located entirely within the town...
on September 1, 1880 and moved to Palmyra, Nebraska
Palmyra, Nebraska
Palmyra is a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 546 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palmyra is located at ....
in 1885. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
.
After graduating, he worked as court reporter in western Nebraska from 1899 to 1900, and then as a grocer in Nebraska City from 1902 to 1909. After that he served as manager and then editor of the Nebraska City News newspaper and was a Nebraskan delegate to the 1912 Progressive National Convention.
In 1940 was elected as a 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...
to the Seventy-sixth United States Congress to fill the vacancy left by the previous representative 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...
, who had died in a car crash in the January of that year. Sweet served for less than a year, and did not run in the following election.
He died April 4, 1964 in Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 6,423.-Geography:Wickenburg is located at ....
and was buried at Wyuka Cemetery
Wyuka Cemetery
Wyuka Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1890, Lincoln's Bnai Jeshurun Congregation, a Reform congregation, began using a section of Wyuka.-External links:*...
, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Nebraska City is a city in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,228 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otoe County...
.
External links
- John Hyde Sweet papers at the Nebraska State Historical SocietyNebraska State Historical SocietyThe Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information .....
. Retrieved on Nov. 16, 2009.