Elmer Jacob Burkett

Elmer Jacob Burkett

Elmer Jacob Burkett (born December 1, 1867 in Glenwood , Mills County , Iowa , † May 23, 1935 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) was an American politician who represented the state of Nebraska in both houses of the US Congress .

Early years

Elmer Jacob Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood. He attended public schools and graduated from Tabor College in Iowa in 1890 . From 1890 to 1892 he was the director of the public schools in Leigh , Nebraska, and a year later he successfully completed a law degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . He married his wife Fannie Fern Wright , who bore him three daughters, on September 1, 1891 in Glenwood. After his admission to the bar, he began practicing in Lincoln. From 1895 he was a curator of Tabor College for a period of ten years .

Political career

From 1896 Burkett appeared politically at the state level and was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives, where he was active until 1898. A Republican , Burkett was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he represented Nebraska for three legislative terms (March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1905). He did not take up another term because he began to represent Nebraska in Congress in 1905 as the youngest member of the US Senate . During his tenure as Senator, which ended March 3, 1911, Burkett chaired the Committee on Indian Depredations (March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907) and the Committee on Pacific Railroads (March 4, 1905 to March 4 1911). After he was no longer nominated for the office of Senator in 1910 and was replaced by Gilbert Monell Hitchcock , he resumed his work as a lawyer in Lincoln. In 1912 he was unsuccessful in the running for candidacy as US Vice President . Shortly before, he had voluntarily turned down a candidacy for governor of Nebraska.

Elmer Jacob Burkett died in Lincoln on May 23, 1935 at the age of 67 and was buried in Wyuka Cemetery.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Winona Reeves: Blue Book of Nebraska Women , 1916, pp. 7–50  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ The Youngest Senator , in: The Amador Ledger from January 19, 1906  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.3 MB)  
3. ^ Hitchcock for Senator , in: New York Times, November 10, 1910

Web links

• Elmer Jacob Burkett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elmer Jacob Burkett in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Contemporary article on Elmer Jacob Burkett in the New York Times