Andrew Jackson Poppleton

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name=Andrew J. Poppleton


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office= Mayor of Omaha
term_start =March 2, 1858
term_end =September 14, 1858
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predecessor = Jesse Lowe
successor =George Robert Armstrong
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birth_date = Birth date|1830|07|24|df=yes
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death_date = Death date and age|1896|09|09|1830|07|24|df=yes
death_place = Omaha, Nebraska
nationality = American
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occupation = Politician, real estate
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Andrew Jackson Poppleton (July 24, 1830-September 9, 1896) was the second mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for six months from March 2, 1858-September 14, 1858 before he resigned from office. [ [http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/subjects/society/history/mayors.html "Mayors of Omaha"] , Omaha Public Library. Retrieved 2/2/08.] Poppleton was afterwards an influential real estate businessman and lawyer in Omaha.

Poppleton worked for many years as the general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad. The most important case he ever argued was the 1879 trial of "Standing Bear v. Crook", held at Fort Omaha. Standing Bear, a Ponca chief, successfully argued in U.S. District Court that Native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the rights of citizenship. [ [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas2.htm More Historical National Register Places in Nebraska] Nebraska Historical Society.]

Poppleton died in 1896 and was interned at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in North Omaha. Poppleton Street in Omaha is named in his honor; the Poppleton Block in Downtown Omaha is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

ee also

* History of Omaha

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