Silas Garber

Silas Garber
3rd Governor of Nebraska
In office 1875–1879
Preceded by	Robert Wilkinson Furnas
Succeeded by	Albinus Nance
Personal details
Born	September 31, 1833
Died	January 12, 1905

Silas Garber (September 21, 1833 – January 12, 1905) was the founder of Red Cloud, Nebraska and was also Nebraska's third Governor.

Early life

Silas Garber was born in Logan County, Ohio on September 21, 1833. He moved to Clayton County, Iowa when he was seventeen and started farming. At the start of the Civil War, he joined the 3rd Missouri Regiment. He later transferred to Co. D, 27th Iowa Infantry. At the end of the war, Garber left the Midwest and moved to California.

Life in Nebraska

Garber returned to the Midwest in 1870. He settled in Webster County, Nebraska, and in 1872, he laid out the town site of Red Cloud. Garber served as probate judge of Webster County, and in 1872 he was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives. In 1873 he became Register of the U.S. Land Office in Lincoln. He received the Republican nomination, and in 1874, Garber became the fourth (third elected) Governor of Nebraska. After re-election and serving out his second term, Garber returned to Red Cloud.

Silas Garber died in Red Cloud, Nebraska on January 12, 1905.

References

• Find-A-Grave
• Silas Garber papers at the Nebraska State Historical Society