Preceded by Jackson B. Chase Role Politician Preceded by Charles W. Leeman Party Republican Party | Political party Republican Succeeded by John Y. McCollister Name Glenn Cunningham Resigned January 3, 1971 | |
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Born September 10, 1912
Omaha, Nebraska ( 1912-09-10 ) Alma mater University of Nebraska at Omaha Died December 18, 2003, Omaha, Nebraska, United States Education University of Nebraska Omaha | ||
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Glenn Clarence Cunningham (September 10, 1912 – December 18, 2003) was a Nebraska Republican politician.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of Omaha city council from 1947 to 1948. He was elected Mayor of Omaha from 1949 to 1954.
He was a delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and to the 1952 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971. He lost his bid for renomination to the Ninety-second United States Congress in 1970 to then Douglas County Commissioner John Y. McCollister. He died on December 18, 2003, in Omaha. He was a member of the Episcopalian church and of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Glenn Cunningham Lake was named for Cunningham.