Victor Emanuel Anderson

Victor Emanuel Anderson (born March 30, 1902 in Havelock , Lancaster County , Nebraska , † August 15, 1962 ) was an American politician and from 1955 to 1959 the 29th governor of the state of Nebraska.

Early years and political advancement

Victor Anderson attended Havelock High School and then the University of Nebraska . However, he broke off his training early. Instead, he worked in his family's hardware store. Anderson was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1949 and 1950 he served in the Nebraska Legislature . He was then mayor of the city of Lincoln until 1953, replacing Thomas R. Pansing . In 1952 he first ran for the office of governor, but lost within his party to Robert B. Crosby . In November 1954 he was elected as the candidate of his party for the new governor of Nebraska, where he prevailed with 60:40 percent of the vote against the Democrat William Ritchie.

Governor of Nebraska

Anderson's term began on January 6, 1955. After re-election in 1956, he could serve a total of four years. During this time he improved the health system; this mainly concerned the care of the mentally handicapped. Government spending and taxes were reduced. At that time there was also a prisoner revolt in a state penal institution, but it ended successfully and peacefully. In 1958, Anderson unsuccessfully ran for a third term. With this he resigned on January 8, 1959 from his office. In the same year he was a member of the American delegation to a NATO conference in London. In July 1960 he participated as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Richard Nixon was first nominated as a presidential candidate.

He briefly entered the insurance business and served as a curator for Nebraska Wesleyan University . Victor Anderson died in August 1962, he was married to Elizabeth May. The couple had a child.

Web links

• Victor Anderson in the National Governors Association (English)
• Victor Emanuel Anderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)