Melville R. Hopewell
Melville R. Hopewell | |
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| 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 3, 1907 – May 2, 1911 | |
| Governor | George L. Sheldon Ashton C. Shallenberger |
| Preceded by | Edmund G. McGilton |
| Succeeded by | John H. Morehead (acting) Samuel Roy McKelvie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1845 Monroe County, Indiana |
| Died | May 2, 1911 (aged 66) Nebraska |
| Spouse | Hattie E. Nelson |
Melville Reeves Hopewell (March 27, 1845 – May 2, 1911) was a
lieutenant governor
from 1907 to 1911.
Hopewell was born in
Indiana Asbury University in 1869, was admitted to the bar in Indiana, then moved to Tekamah, Nebraska, in 1870. He founded the first bank in Burt County, Nebraska, in 1873. In 1887, Nebraska Governor Thayer appointed Hopewell as a district judge, which he served as until 1896, at which point he resumed his practice of law.[1]
In 1906, Hopewell was elected as lieutenant governor. He served from January 1907 until he died in office on May 2, 1911.[2][3]
References
- ^ Morton, J. Sterling et al. Illustrated History of Nebraska, Vol. 2, p. 394-96 (1906)
- ^ Psi Phi Founders - Melville Reeves Hopewell, godeke.org, Retrieved July 18, 2012
- ^ (23 August 1906). Republicans of Nebraska, Warsaw Daily Times
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