Gilbert Hitchcock

Gilbert Hitchcock
Acting Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
November 12, 1919 – April 27, 1920
DeputyPeter G. Gerry
Preceded byThomas S. Martin
Succeeded byOscar Underwood (Senate Democratic Leader)
United States Senator
from Nebraska
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byElmer Burkett
Succeeded byRobert B. Howell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nebraska's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byJohn L. Kennedy
Succeeded byCharles O. Lobeck
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byDavid Henry Mercer
Succeeded byJohn L. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock

(1859-09-18)September 18, 1859
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1934(1934-02-03) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Jessie Crounse
(m. 1883; died 1925)
Martha Harris
(m. 1927)
RelativesLorenzo Crounse (Father-in-law)
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (LLB)

Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (September 18, 1859 – February 3, 1934) was an American congressman and U.S. Senator from Nebraska, and the founder of the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.[1]

  1. ^ "Nebraska Democrat dies in Washington". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville. Associated Press. February 3, 1934. p. 1.