Charles H. Dietrich

Charles Henry Dietrich
United States Senator from Nebraska
In office March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1905
Preceded by	William V. Allen
Succeeded by	Elmer Burkett
Personal details
Born	(1853-11-26)November 26, 1853 Aurora, Illinois
Died	April 10, 1924(1924-04-10) (aged 70) Hastings, Nebraska
Political party	Republican

Charles Henry Dietrich (November 26, 1853– April 10, 1924) was the 11th Governor of Nebraska.

Biography

Dietrich was born in Aurora, Illinois November 26, 1853. He was employed as a clerk in a hardware store in St. Joseph, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, Illinois and engaged in the hardware business. He moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), in 1875 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, delivering goods on pack animals through the Black Hills. He then located and owned the ‘Aurora’ mine. He settled in Hastings, Nebraska, in 1878 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and in banking. Dietrich founded the German National Bank at Hastings and became the president of the Hastings Board of Trade.

Dietrich served as Governor of Nebraska from January to May 1901, when he joined the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Monroe L. Hayward. His tenure in the Senate lasted from March 28, 1901, to March 4, 1905, and he served as a pro-imperialist on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes during the Philippine-American War. He did not run for reelection in 1904.

Dietrich was married twice. His first wife, Elizabeth Slaker, died in 1887. After Elizabeth's death, he married Margretta Stewart Shaw in 1909. Charles H. Dietrich retired in 1905 and died in Hastings, Nebraska on April 10, 1924. He is buried in Parkview Cemetery.

External links

• United States Congress. "Charles H. Dietrich (id: D000341)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Charles H. Dietrich at Find a Grave