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Encyclopedia > Charles Henry Dietrich

Charles Henry Dietrich (November 26, 1853 – April 10, 1924) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Cornhusker State Official languages English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman (R) Senators Chuck Hagel (R) Ben Nelson (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16th 200,520 km² 0. ...

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He was born in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois November 26, 1853. He was employed as a clerk in a hardware store in St. Joseph, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, Illinois and engaged in the hardware business. He moved to Deadwood, Dak. (now South Dakota), in 1875 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, delivering goods on pack animals through the Black Hills. He then located and owned the ‘Aurora’ mine. He settled in Hastings, Adams County, Nebr., in 1878 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and in banking.


He was Governor of Nebraska, January to May 1901, when he resigned having been elected a Senator; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Monroe L. Hayward and served from March 28, 1901, to March 3, 1905. He served as an imperialist on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes during the Philippine-American War. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1904. He then retired in 1905; died in Hastings, Nebr., on April 10, 1924. He is buried in Parkview Cemetery. The Lodge Committee began in January 1902 and adjourned on June 28, 1902. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... The Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. ...


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Henry was the son of Otto the Illustrious, duke of Saxony, and his wife Hedwiga, a great-great-granddaughter of Charlemagne, and a daughter of Carloman of Bavaria.
Henry became duke of Saxony upon his father's death in 912 and, an able ruler, continued to strengthen Saxony, frequently in conflict with his neighbors to the South, the dukes of Franconia.
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CHARLES H. DIETRICH, the twelfth governor of Nebraska, was born in Aurora, Illinois on November 26, 1853.
Dietrich worked numerous odd jobs while traveling to Missouri, South Dakota, and Texas.
Governor Charles H. Dietrich passed away on April 10, 1924, and was buried in the Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska.
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