Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska)
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Glenn Cunningham | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1971 |
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Preceded by | Jackson B. Chase |
Succeeded by | John Y. McCollister |
Mayor of Omaha | |
In office 1948–1954 |
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Preceded by | Charles W. Leeman |
Succeeded by | John R. Rosenblatt |
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Born | Omaha, Nebraska |
September 10, 1912
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Omaha, Nebraska |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Glenn Clarence Cunningham (September 10, 1912 – December 18, 2003) was a Nebraska Republican politician.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of Omaha city council from 1947 to 1948. He was elected Mayor of Omaha from 1949 to 1954.
He was a delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and to the 1952 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971. He lost his bid for renomination to the Ninety-second United States Congress in 1970 to then Douglas County Commissioner John Y. McCollister. He died on December 18, 2003, in Omaha. He was a member of the Episcopalian church and of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Glenn Cunningham Lake was named for Cunningham.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Mayor of Omaha 1948-1954 |
Succeeded by John R. Rosenblatt |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by
Jackson B. Chase (R)
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1971 |
Succeeded by John Y. McCollister (R) |
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