Arthur J. Weaver

Arthur Jerard Weaver (November 18, 1873 – October 17, 1945) was a Nebraska Republican politician and the 22nd Governor of Nebraska.

Weaver was born near Falls City, Nebraska. His education was at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania and he earned an undergraduate degree in 1895 and a law degree in 1896 from the University of Nebraska.^[1] He was a founding member of the Beta Tau Chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1894. He was married to Maude E. Hart on September 2, 1908.

Career

After his graduation from the University of Nebraska, Weaver opened his own practice in Falls City, Nebraska. He was city attorney from 1899 to 1902 and county attorney from 1902 to 1903. In 1904 he suspended his practice to concentrate on his farming and stock-raising interests. He served on the city council and was elected mayor of Falls City in 1915.^[2]

Weaver was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1899. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1919 to 1920, and served as president of that body; a presidential elector for Nebraska in 1920.

Weaver ran for the office of Governor of Nebraska in 1928 and won, serving from 1929 to 1931. During his tenure, the whole country was suffering from the Wall Street stock market crash.^[3] After losing reelection,^[4] he returned to Falls City. He was a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention and chair of the Richardson County Republican Party in 1940.

Death

Weaver died in his home in Falls City on October 17, 1945 shortly after suffering a stroke. He is interred at Steele Cemetery, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska USA.^[5]

References

External links

• "The Political Graveyard". Weaver, Arthur J. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2006. 
• Encyclopedia of Nebraska
• National Governors Association
• Nebraska History.org

Governors of Nebraska
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State (since 1867)	Butler James Furnas Garber Nance Dawes Thayer Boyd Crounse Holcomb Poynter Dietrich Savage Mickey Sheldon Shallenberger Aldrich Morehead Neville McKelvie Bryan McMullen Weaver Bryan Cochran Griswold Peterson Crosby Anderson Brooks Burney Morrison Tiemann Exon Thone Kerrey Orr Nelson Johanns Heineman Ricketts
Italics indicate acting governors