John H. Mickey
| John H. Mickey | |
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| 13th Governor of Nebraska | |
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In office January 8, 1903 – January 3, 1907 |
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| Lieutenant | Edmund G. McGilton |
| Preceded by | Ezra P. Savage |
| Succeeded by | George L. Sheldon |
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature | |
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In office 1880–1882 |
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| Born |
September 30, 1845 Burlington, Iowa |
| Died | June 2, 1910 (aged 64) Osceola, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Morinda McCray Flora Cinderella Campbell |
| Parents | Oliver Perry Mickey Betsy Ann Davidson |
| Alma mater | Iowa Wesleyan College |
| Occupation | Banker, Politician, Governor |
John Hopwood Mickey (September 30, 1845 – June 2, 1910) was a Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Nebraska from 1903 to 1907.
He was born near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa on September 30, 1845, a son of Oliver Perry Mickey, a pioneer in Iowa, locating there from Pennsylvania in 1836 and Betsy Ann Davidson.
In 1847, his parents moved the family removed to Louisa County, Iowa, and it was there his education was attained in the Iowa public school system. After being mustered out of the service, he returned to his Iowa home and for two years was a student at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Upon leaving college, he engaged in school teaching and during the vacation periods he devoted himself to farming.
In 1863, he enlisted as a private in the Union Army, in Company D, 8th Iowa cavalry, and served until the close of the war. His regiment was in service in eastern Tennessee and with William Tecumseh Sherman in his Atlanta Campaign until the successful surrender of Atlanta on September 2, 1864. He also served in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. He was honorably mustered out of service in August 1865.
He married as his first wife, on September 10, 1867 at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Morinda McCray, born April 8, 1849 at Fayette, Indiana, the daughter of James McCray and Mary Harlan. She died on December 23, 1886 at Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska and is buried in Osceola Cemetery. John and Morinda were the parents of 5 children.
He married, as his second wife, on December 8, 1887, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska, Flora Cinderella Campbell, the daughter of Benjamin Crawford Campbell and Elizabeth Ann Scott. She was born on November 16, 1861 in Iowa and died on January 16, 1938 at Osceola, Nebraska. She is buried next to her husband in Osceola Cemetery. John and Flora were the parents of 4 children.
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