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Capital: Lincoln
State Nickname: Cornhusker State
State Bird: Meadowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod
Admitted to the Union: March 1, 1867
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| Governors |
March 27, 1867 to June 2, 1871:
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David Butler*
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* Removed from office
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June 2, 1871 to January 13, 1873:
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William H, James
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January 13, 1873 to January, 1885:
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Robert W. Furnas
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January, 1885 to January, 1879:
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Silas Garber
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January, 1879 to January, 1883:
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Albinus Nance
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January, 1883 to January 15, 1887:
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James W. Dawes
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January 15, 1887 to January 15, 1891:
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John M. Thayer
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January 15, 1891 to May 5, 1891:
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James E. Boyd*
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* Removed from office because his opponent, Thayer, claimed Boyd
was born in Ireland and thus was not an American citizen so could not run.
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May 5, 1891 to February 8, 1892:
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John M. Thayer*
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* Following the removal of Boyd, Thayer was awarded the office.
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February 8, 1892 to January, 1893:
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James E. Boyd*
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* The United States Supreme Court ruled that Boyd WAS
an American citizen and was returned to office
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January, 1893 to January, 1895:
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Lorenzo Crounse
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January, 1895 to January 5, 1899:
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Silas A. Holcomb
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January 5, 1899 to January 3, 1901:
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William A. Poynter
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January 3, 1901 to May 1, 1901:
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Charles H. Dietrich*
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* Resigned from office
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May 1, 1901 to January 8, 1903:
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Ezra R. Savage
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January 8, 1903 to January 3, 1907:
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John H. Mickey
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January 3, 1907 to January 7, 1909:
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George L. Sheldon
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January 7, 1909 to January 5, 1911:
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Ashton C. Shallenberger
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January 5, 1911 to January 9, 1913:
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Chester H. Aldrich
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January 9, 1913 to January 4, 1917:
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John H. Morehead
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January 4, 1917 to January 9, 1919:
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Keith Neville
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January 9, 1919 to January 3, 1923:
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Samuel R. McKelvie
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January 9, 1919 to January 3, 1923:
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Charles W. Bryan
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January 8, 1925 to January 3, 1929:
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Adam McMullen
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January 3, 1929 to January 8, 1931:
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Arthur J. Weaver
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January 8, 1931 to January 3, 1935:
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Charles W. Bryan
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January 3, 1935 to January 8, 1941:
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Robert L. Cochran
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January 9, 1941 to January 9, 1947:
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Dwight P. Griswald
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January 9, 1947 to January 8, 1953:
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Val Peterson
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January 8, 1953 to January 8, 1955:
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Robert Berkey Crosby
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January 6, 1955 to January 8, 1959:
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Victor E. Anderson
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January 8, 1959 to September 9, 1960:
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Ralph G. Brooks
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* Died in office
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September 9, 1960 to January 5, 1961:
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Dwight W. Burney
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January 5, 1961 to January 5, 1967:
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Frank B. Morrison
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January 5, 1967 to January 7, 1971:
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Norbert T. Tiemann
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January 7, 1971 to January 3, 1979:
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J. James Exon
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January 4, 1979 to January 6, 1983:
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Charles Thone
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January 6, 1983 to January 9, 1987:
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Bob Kerrey
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January 9, 1987 to January 9, 1991:
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Kay A. Orr
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January 9, 1991 to January 7, 1999:
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Earl Benjamin Nelson
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January 7, 1999 to January 20, 2005:
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Mike Johanns
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January 20, 2005 –
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Dave Heineman
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| Senators - Class I |
March 1, 1867 – March 4, 1875
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Thomas Tipton
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March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881
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Algernon Paddock
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March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1887
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Charles Van Wyck
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March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893
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Algernon Sidney Paddock
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March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1899
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William Vincent Allen
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March 8, 1899 – December 5, 1899
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Monroe Hayward
* Died before taking oath of office
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December 13, 1899 – March 28, 1901
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William Vincent Allen
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March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1905
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Charles Henry Dietrich
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March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911
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Elmer Burkett
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March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923
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Gilbert Hitchcock
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March 4, 1923 – March 11, 1933
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Robert Beecher Howell * Died in office
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May 24, 1933 – November 26, 1934
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William Henry Thompson
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November 7, 1934 – January 3, 1935
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Richard Charles Hunter
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January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
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Edward Raymond Burke
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January 3, 1941 – July 1, 1954
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Hugh Alfred Butler * Died in office
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July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954
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Samuel Williams Reynolds
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November 8, 1954 – December 27, 1976
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Roman Hruska
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December 28, 1976 – March 6, 1987
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Edward Zorinsky
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March 11, 1987 – January 3, 1989
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David Kemp Karnes * Died in office
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January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001
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Bob Kerrey
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January 3, 2001 –
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Ben Nelson
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| Senators - Class II |
March 1, 1867 – March 4, 1871
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John Thayer
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March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877
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Phineas Hitchcock
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March 5, 1877 – March 4, 1883
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Alvin Saunders
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March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895
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Charles Frederick Manderson
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March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901
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John Thurston
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March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1907
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Joseph Millard
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March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913
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Norris Brown
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March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1943
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George William Norris
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January 3, 1943 – November 29, 1951
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry * Died in office
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November 5, 1952 – April 12, 1954
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Dwight Palmer Griswold * Died in office
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April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954
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Eva Kelly Bowring
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November 8, 1954 – December 31, 1954
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Hazel Hempel Abel * Resigned office
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January 1, 1955 – January 3, 1979
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Carl Curtis * Died in office
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January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997
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John James Exon
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January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
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Chuck Hagel
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January 3, 2009 –
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Mike Johanns
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| State Song |
Beautiful Nebraska
Written by Jim Fras |
Beautiful Nebraska, peaceful prairieland,
Laced with many rivers, and the hills of sand;
Dark green valleys cradled in the earth,
Rain and sunshine bring abundant birth.
Beautiful Nebraska, as you look around,
You will find a rainbow reaching to the ground;
All these wonders by the Master's hand;
Beautiful Nebraska land.
We are so proud of this state where we live,
There is no place that has so much to give.
Beautiful Nebraska, as you look around,
You will find a rainbow reaching to the ground;
All these wonders by the Master's hand,
Beautiful Nebraska land.
The song was adopted in 1967 as offical state song.
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State Population
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1860: 28,841 |
1870: 122,993 |
1880: 452,402 |
1890: 1,058,910 |
1900: 1,066,300 |
1910: 1,192,214 |
1920: 1,296,372 |
1930: 1,377,963 |
1940: 1,315,834 |
1950: 1,325,510 |
1960: 1,411,330 |
1970: 1,485,333 |
1980: 1,569,825 |
1990: 1,578,455 |
2000: 1,711,265 |
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State Capitol Building 1907
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