George H. Heinke
George H. Heinke | |
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Henry Carl Luckey | |
Succeeded by | John Hyde Sweet |
Personal details | |
Born | July 22, 1882 Dunbar, Nebraska |
Died | January 2, 1940 (aged 57) Morrilton, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University 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
- "Heinke, George Henry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
- "Heinke, George Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- "Memorial Services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of George Henry Heinke late a Representative from Nebraska frontispiece 1941"