Charles Henry Dietrich
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Charles Henry Dietrich was the 11th Governor
of Nebraska
.
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.
Governor of Nebraska
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
.
Biography
Dietrich was born in Aurora, IllinoisAurora, Illinois
Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
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
Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named for the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,270 according to a 2010 census...
, Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
(now South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
), in 1875 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, delivering goods on pack animals through the Black Hills
Black Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
. He then located and owned the ‘Aurora’ mine. He settled in Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census...
, 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
Governor of Nebraska
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
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
Imperialism
Imperialism, as defined by Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationships, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years,...
on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes during the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
. 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
Margretta Dietrich
Margretta Dietrich was an American sufragette and activist.-Biography:Born Margretta Stewart Shaw on November 23 or 26, 1881 in Philadelphia to Dr. William Shaw and Delia Allman Stewart. Her parents sent her and her sister Dorothy Newkirk Stewart to private school in Philadelphia. Margretta...
in 1909. Charles H. Dietrich retired in 1905 and died in Hastings, Nebraska on April 10, 1924. He is buried in Parkview Cemetery.