Chester Hardy Aldrich

Chester Aldrich, 1914

Chester Hardy Aldrich (November 10, 1862 – March 10, 1924) was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the 16th Governor of Nebraska.

Biography

Chester Hardy Aldrich was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio. After attending prep school at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Aldrich graduated from the Ohio State University in 1888. He returned to Ohio State to give the commencement address in the spring of 1911 (just after being elected the Governor of Nebraska) where he spoke on the importance of Progressivism.

He started off a lawyer and then was elected a member of the Nebraska state senate. He was elected governor of Nebraska in 1911 and served until 1913. He was elected as a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1918 and died in office. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, a Freemason and part of the Knights Templar.

References

1. "National Governors Association". Nebraska Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
2. "Cornhusker Connections". Ashtabulans in Nebraska. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
3. "The Political Graveyard". Aldrich, Chester Hardy. Retrieved January 5, 2006.

External links

• Media related to Chester Hardy Aldrich at Wikimedia Commons