Robert Vernon Denney

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Robert Vernon Denney (born April 11, 1916 in Council Bluffs , Iowa , † June 26, 1981 in Omaha , Nebraska ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1971 he represented the first constituency of the state of Nebraska in the US House of Representatives ; then he became a federal judge in the federal district court for the District of Nebraska.

Career

Robert Denney attended Fairbury High School until 1933 . He then studied at the Peru State Teachers College and until 1936 at the University of Nebraska . Finally, in 1939, he graduated from Creighton University with a law degree . After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing the profession in Fairbury . In the meantime, he worked for a year as a special investigator for the FBI in Washington, DC and Chicago .

Since October 1942 he took part in the Second World War as a soldier in the Marine Corps . Even after the war he remained a member of the reserve of this unit until 1960 . By then he had reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel . After the war he worked again as a lawyer in Fairbury. He also became a District Attorney for Jefferson County and an attorney for the City of Fairbury.

Denney was a member of the Republican Party . He became party chairman in Jefferson County and throughout the state of Nebraska. In 1966 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the first constituency of Nebraska, where he replaced Clair Armstrong Callan on January 3, 1967 . After re-election in 1968, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1971 . In 1970 he renounced another candidacy. After his tenure in Congress ended, Denney was appointed a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1971 . On April 16, 1981, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to C. Arlen Beam . He lived in Omaha, where he died on June 26, 1981, and was buried in Fairbury.

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SURNAME Denney, Robert Vernon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Council Bluffs , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1981
Place of death Omaha , Nebraska