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Dwight Willard Burney (January 7, 1892 – March 10, 1987) was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the 30th Governor of Nebraska.
Burney was elected a member of the Nebraska Unicameral in 1945 and won reelection until 1957 when he became the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska. He became governor of Nebraska after Ralph G. Brooks died in office on September 9, 1960. He was governor of Nebraska until the inauguration of Frank B. Morrison in 1961, and retook the position of Lieutenant Governor until 1965. He was a freemason. He died in 1987 in Hartington, Nebraska.
His father, Willard H. Burney, was a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives.
References
- "The Political Graveyard". Burney, Dwight Willard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnette-burnley.html#RI80Q1AJ5. Retrieved January 8, 2006.
Political offices Preceded by
Martin J. MischkeNebraska State Senator - District 14
1945–1957Succeeded by
Julius W. BurbachPreceded by
Charles F. TvrdikSpeaker of the Nebraska Legislature
1955–1956Succeeded by
John E. BeaverPreceded by
Charles J. WarnerLieutenant Governor of Nebraska
1957-60, 1961-1965Succeeded by
Philip C. SorensenPreceded by
Ralph G. BrooksGovernor of Nebraska
1960–1961Succeeded by
Frank B. MorrisonGovernors of Nebraska Territorial (1854–1867) State (since 1867) Butler · James (acting) · 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 · HeinemanCategories:- 1892 births
- 1987 deaths
- Governors of Nebraska
- Nebraska State Senators
- Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska
- Nebraska Republicans
- People from Cedar County, Nebraska
- Nebraska politician stubs
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