Arthur J. Weaver

Arthur Jerard Weaver (born November 18, 1873 in Falls City , Nebraska , † October 17, 1945 ibid) was an American politician and between 1929 and 1931 the 23rd governor of the state of Nebraska.

Early years and political advancement

Arthur Weaver attended Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania and later the University of Nebraska , where he graduated from law in 1896. He then practiced as a lawyer in his hometown of Falls City. Weaver was a member of the Republican Party . In 1899 he was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives. Between 1899 and 1901 he was also an attorney for the city of Falls City. From 1901 to 1903 he served as the district attorney in Richardson County .

In 1904 he gave up his profession as a lawyer and devoted himself to agriculture. From 1910 to 1916 he was a member of the Falls City council, and in 1916 he became mayor there. In 1919 and 1920 he was president of a commission to revise the Nebraska Constitution. In 1924 he was president of the Nebraska Republican State Party Congress. In November of the same year he was elected the new governor of Nebraska, where he prevailed with 57:43 percent of the vote against the Democrat Charles W. Bryan .

Governor of Nebraska

Weaver's two-year term began on January 3, 1929 and ended on January 8, 1931. Most of his reign was overshadowed by the aftermath of the New York stock market crash of October 1929. The resulting global economic crisis caused economic problems such as bank failures and a surge in Nebraska as well of unemployment. As in most other countries, the crisis initially widened and was only overcome after Weaver's term in office with the help of federal policy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policy. Weaver sought re-election in 1930 without success.

Another résumé

Even after the end of his tenure, Weaver remained politically active. In 1932 he was the head of the Republican delegation from Nebraska to the Republican National Convention . Between 1939 and 1941 he served as director of the Nebraska Historical Society. He was also a member of several agricultural associations. In 1940 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . Arthur Weaver died in October 1945. He was married twice and had a total of six children.

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SURNAME	Weaver, Arthur J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weaver, Arthur Jerard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	Falls City , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH	October 17, 1945
Place of death	Falls City , Nebraska