Alvin Saunders | |
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| United States Senator from Nebraska | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Phineas Hitchcock |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. Manderson |
| 5th Governor of Nebraska Territory | |
| In office May 15, 1861 – February 21, 1867 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | Algernon S. Paddock |
| Succeeded by | David Butler (as Governor of the State of Nebraska) |
| Member of the Iowa Senate | |
| In office December 4, 1854 – May 14, 1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1817 Fleming County, Kentucky |
| Died | November 1, 1899 (aged 82) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | William 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.
- ^ "Former U.S. Rep. William Henry Harrison, Descendant of Presidents". Associated Press. October 10, 1990. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021.