| LC control no. | no2009118603 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cunningham, Glenn Clarence, 1912-2003 |
| Biography/History note | Glenn Clarence Cunningham (b. September 10, 1912, Omaha, Nebraska-d. December 18, 2003, Omaha, Nebraska) was a Nebraska Republican politician. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a time. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of Omaha city council from 1947 to 1948. He was elected Mayor of Omaha from 1949 to 1954.He was a delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and to the 1952 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971. He lost his bid for re-nomination to the Ninety-second United States Congress in 1970 to then Douglas County Commissioner John Y. McCollister. |
| Birth date | 19120910 |
| Death date | 20031218 |
| Place of birth | Omaha (Neb.) |
| Place of death | Omaha (Neb.) |
| Field of activity | Education |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress (85th, 1st session : 1957) Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools Omaha (Neb.). City Council |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators--United States Mayors |
| Found in | Clean air and solid waste disposal acts, 1965: p. 66 (G. Cunningham) Health professions educational assistance, 1963: p. 70 (Glenn Cunningham) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Aug. 1, 2009 (Cunningham, Glenn Clarence, a Representative from Neb.; b. Sept. 10, 1912; d. Dec. 18, 2003) Photograph: President Harry S. Truman rides in a car in Omaha, Nebraska, Truman Library, June 5, 1948: (features Glenn Cunningham, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1948) Wikipedia.org search, Sept. 5, 2013 (Glenn Clarence Cunningham; b. September 10, 1912, Omaha, Nebraska; d. December 18, 2003, Omaha, Nebraska; Nebraska Republican politician; mayor of Omaha, 1948-1954; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971) OCLC, Nov. 5, 2013 (hdg.: Cunningham, Glenn Clarence) |
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