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Walter H. Jurgensen
Walter H. Jurgensen (October 1894 – 1973) was the 20th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1933 to 1938. Jurgensen was born in Madison, Nebraska, in October 1894 to Peter and Sophia (Paulsen) Jurgensen. He attended high school in Spencer, Nebraska and college at the University of Nebraska, and worked in the insurance business. He married Margaret J. Carper of Cass County in 1920.Sheldon, Addison Erwin. ''Nebraska, The Land and the People, Vol. 3'' (1931) Before seeking political office, Jurgensen served as president of the Western Union Life Insurance Company in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1928 Jurgensen, then a Republican, challenged Charles J. Warner, then an incumbent state senator, in the Republican primaries for his seat in the Nebraska Senate, but he was unsuccessful. Jurgensen was first elected Nebraska Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat in November 1932, defeating Republican incumbent Theodore Metcalfe as part of a Democratic landslide in the state connected to Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of Nebraska
The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the Governor of Nebraska, governor. According to the Constitution of Nebraska, Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, becomes permanently incapacitated, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor will become governor. Prior to the Constitution of 1875, Nebraska had no office of Lieutenant Governor. If the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office (as happened to Governor David Butler (politician), David Butler in 1871), then the Nebraska Secretary of State was appointed as Acting Governor until the vacancy would be filled by the next election. The Constitution of 1875 created the office of Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, leading to the first election of a lieutenant governor in Nebraska in the election of 1876. Prior to 1962, both the governor and the lieutenant governor were elected to two-year terms, but in 1962, voters app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Nebraska Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
The 1932 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured Democratic nominee Walter H. Jurgensen defeating the incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor, Republican Theodore W. Metcalfe, as part of a Democratic landslide in the state connected to Franklin D. Roosevelt's election as president. Democratic primary Candidates *Charles F. Beushausen, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1923 to 1925 from Loup City, Nebraska * Walter H. Jurgensen, president of the Western Union Life Insurance Company and former unsuccessful Republican candidate for Nebraska Senate challenging Charles J. Warner in 1928 from Lincoln, Nebraska *Bennie Nelson, from Anoka, Nebraska *William F. Porter, former Nebraska Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901 and member of the Nebraska Senate from 1891 to 1895 *Henry F. Schepman, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1929 and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1925 to 1927 from F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |