Alvin Saunders

Alvin Saunders
United States Senator
from Nebraska
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byPhineas Hitchcock
Succeeded byCharles F. Manderson
5th Governor of Nebraska Territory
In office
May 15, 1861 – February 21, 1867
PresidentAbraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Preceded byAlgernon S. Paddock
Succeeded byDavid Butler (as Governor of the State of Nebraska)
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
December 4, 1854 – May 14, 1861
Personal details
Born(1817-07-12)July 12, 1817
Fleming County, Kentucky
DiedNovember 1, 1899(1899-11-01) (aged 82)
Omaha, Nebraska
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
Political partyRepublican
RelativesWilliam Henry Harrison III (grandson)[1]
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Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817 – November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War.

  1. ^ "Former U.S. Rep. William Henry Harrison, Descendant of Presidents". Associated Press. October 10, 1990. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021.