George H. Heinke

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
George H. Heinke
Henry Carl Luckey
Succeeded byJohn Hyde Sweet
Personal details
BornJuly 22, 1882
Dunbar, Nebraska
DiedJanuary 2, 1940 (aged 57)
Morrilton, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska College of Law

George Henry Heinke (July 22, 1882 – January 2, 1940) was a

Republican
politician.

Early life

He was born on a farm on July 22, 1882, near

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and passed the bar in 1908. He set up practice in Nebraska City, Nebraska
.

Career

He became the prosecuting attorney for

Seventy-sixth United States Congress
and served from January 3, 1939, until January 2, 1940.

Death

On January 2, 1940, while en route to Washington, D.C., he died in a car crash in Morrilton, Arkansas. He is buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City.

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

  1. "Heinke, George Henry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
  2. "Heinke, George Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry Carl Luckey
(D)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nebraska's 1st congressional district

January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940
Succeeded by