Charles Thone

Charles Thone
34th Governor of Nebraska
In office January 4, 1979 – January 6, 1983
Lieutenant	Roland A. Luedtke
Preceded by	J. James Exon
Succeeded by	Bob Kerrey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st district
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Robert Vernon Denney
Succeeded by	Doug Bereuter
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1924 Hartington, Nebraska
Political party	Republican

Charles Thone (born January 4, 1924) is an American Republican politician.

Biography

Charles Thone was born in Hartington, Nebraska. He has three brothers, including John Jr. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School (now Cedar Catholic High School). During World War II, he served in the Infantry of the United States Army. Following graduation from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1950, he set up private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1952, he became President of the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce. From 1954 to 1970, he served as Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Roman Hruska.

He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1971, representing Nebraska's 1st congressional district. During his tenure in Congress, he served on the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

In 1979, he became the 34th Governor of Nebraska, a post he held until to 1983, when he was narrowly defeated for reelection by Bob Kerrey. In the 1992 presidential election, he cast one of the state's five electoral votes for President George H. W. Bush. In 2008 he did the same for John McCain.

Since retiring from public life, he has practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska at the law office of Erickson and Sederstrom. One of his colleagues at the firm, former state Attorney General Don Stenberg, served as legal counsel in then-Governor Thone's office.

References

• Charles Thone at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-01-24

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert Vernon Denney (R)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district 1971 – 1979	Succeeded by Doug Bereuter (R)
Political offices
Preceded by J. James Exon	Governor of Nebraska 1979 – 1983	Succeeded by J. Robert Kerrey