Charles J. Warner
| Charles J. Warner | |
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| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | |
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In office January 6, 1949 – September 24, 1955 |
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| Governor |
Val Peterson Robert B. Crosby |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Crosby |
| Succeeded by | Dwight W. Burney |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
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In office 1901–1907 |
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| Member of the Nebraska Senate | |
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In office 1919–1937 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 29, 1875 Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Died | September 24, 1955 (aged 80) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Joseph Warner (March 29, 1875 – September 24, 1955) was a Nebraska politician. He was a state legislator for 26 years, the first speaker of the state's unicameral legislature, and a four-term Lieutenant Governor.
Warner was born in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 1875. He graduated from University of Nebraska in 1899 and Columbian Law School in Washington, D.C. in 1902.
He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1901 to 1907, the Nebraska Senate from 1919 to 1937, and the new unicameral legislature from 1937 to 1939. He made three unsuccessful attempts to run for governor, including against incumbent governor Robert Leroy Cochran in 1938.
Warner was also a farmer and cattle breeder. He died at a hospital in Lincoln on September 24, 1955, during his fourth term as Lieutenant Governor.
His son Jerome Warner was a state legislator from 1963-1997, and also served as speaker from 1969 to 1971.
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