Albinus Nance

Albinus Nance

Albinus Nance (born March 30, 1848 in La Fayette , Stark County , Illinois , † December 7, 1911 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) was an American politician and between 1879 and 1883 the fifth governor of the state of Nebraska.

Early years and political advancement

Albinus Nance attended local schools in his home in Illinois. During the civil war , despite his youth, he fought as a soldier in the ranks of the Union Army . He then studied law at Knox College in Galesburg . He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and a year later moved to Polk County , Nebraska, where he opened a very successful law firm. Soon after, he moved the office to the city of Osceola .

He soon became a well-known figure in his new home. Between 1874 and 1878 the Republican Nance was a member of the House of Representatives from Nebraska and at times even its President ( Speaker ). In 1876 he was the head of the Republican delegation from Nebraska to the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati . Next, in 1878, Nance secured his party's nomination as a candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Governor of Nebraska

After he had clearly won the gubernatorial election in November against the Democrat W. H. Webster, Nance was able to take up his new office on January 9, 1879. After being re-elected in 1880, he held it for a total of four years. At the time of his inauguration, Nance was the youngest governor of any American state in terms of age. During the four years of his tenure, a prohibition law was passed that restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages. During these years the rail network in the state was further expanded and the economic upturn was promoted.

According to him, Nance County named in Nebraska.

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, Nance, who was not even 35 years old, withdrew from politics. He went back to work as a lawyer and got into the banking and stock market business. For this purpose he temporarily relocated to Chicago . Albinus Nance died on December 7, 1911 in Lincoln and was buried there. He was married to Sarah White, with whom he had a child.

Web links

• Albinus Nance at the National Governors Association (English)
• Albinus Nance in the database of Find a Grave (English)