Mortimer Nye (12 November 1838 – 6 July 1901) was an American politician from the U.S. state of

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. Between 1893 and 1897 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Life

Mortimer Nye was born in

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, Medina County in

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. In his early years he taught school. Later he studied Law and in 1862 he was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in La Porte in Indiana. For a while he was City Attorney and County Attorney for La Porte and the LaPorte County. He joined the

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. In 1873, 1875, 1883 and 1885 he was elected to the Mayor's office of LaPorte. In total he served eight years in this office. In 1884 he was Presidential Elector for

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. In 1892 Mortimer Nye was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. He served in this position between 9 January 1893 and 11 January 1897 when his term ended. In this function he was the deputy to Governor Claude Matthews and he presided over the Indiana Senate. On 4 July 1901 he delivered a speech. Shortly after the end of this speech he was stricken with Apoplexy. He died two days later in his Home Town LaPorte.

External links

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Obituary Report
1838 births 1901 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Indiana Indiana Democrats {{Indiana-politician-stub