Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska)

Glenn Clarence Cunningham ( born September 10, 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska, † December 18, 2003 ) was an American politician. Between 1957 and 1971 he represented the second electoral district of the state of Nebraska in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Glenn Cunningham attended until 1935, the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He then worked as an insurance agent. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. From 1946 to 1948 he served on the school board of the city of Omaha and 1947-1948 he was there and the city council. After that, he was 1949-1954 Mayor of Omaha.

In the years 1948 and 1952 was a delegate to the respective Cunningham Republican National Conventions, which were Thomas E. Dewey and Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated as presidential candidate of the party. In the congressional elections of 1956 Cunningham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Jackson B. Chase on January 3, 1957. After some re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1971 a total of seven legislative sessions.

1970 Glenn Cunningham was not nominated by his party for another term. He retired then retired from politics. Cunningham died in December 2003 at the age of 91 years in his native Omaha. According to him, the Glenn Cunningham Lake was named.