Samuel W. Reynolds
Encyclopedia
Samuel Williams Reynolds (August 11, 1890 March 20, 1988) was a Republican
United States Senator from Nebraska
.
Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska
. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business.
During World War I
, Reynolds served in the Air Service. He later became a colonel and served as the director of the Army Specialist Corps in Omaha from 1942 to 1943. He was a delegate to the 1936 Republican National Convention
.
In 1954, Reynolds was appointed by Governor Robert B. Crosby
to the United States Senate
to fill the open seat caused by the death of Hugh Butler. He declined to run for the office that year and resumed selling coal. He subsequently became a member of the Omaha City Council from 1957 to 1958.
Reynolds lived in Omaha until his death in 1988. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park
.
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...
United States Senator from 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....
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Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Reynolds served in the Air Service. He later became a colonel and served as the director of the Army Specialist Corps in Omaha from 1942 to 1943. He was a delegate to the 1936 Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
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In 1954, Reynolds was appointed by Governor Robert B. Crosby
Robert B. Crosby
Robert Berkey Crosby was an American Republican politician who served as the 27th Governor of Nebraska from 1953 to 1955.-Biography:...
to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
to fill the open seat caused by the death of Hugh Butler. He declined to run for the office that year and resumed selling coal. He subsequently became a member of the Omaha City Council from 1957 to 1958.
Reynolds lived in Omaha until his death in 1988. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Omaha)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, also known as Forest Lawn Cemetery, is located at 7909 Mormon Bridge Road in Omaha, Nebraska. It was established in 1885 when the Forest Lawn Cemetery Association was donated in northwest of the city. In 1886, the first internment in the Cemetery was the donor of the...
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