Charles Henry Dietrich

Charles Henry Dietrich
United States Senator from Nebraska
In office March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1905
Preceded by	William V. Allen
Succeeded by	Elmer Burkett
11th Governor of Nebraska
In office January 3, 1901 – May 1, 1901
Lieutenant	Ezra P. Savage
Preceded by	William A. Poynter
Succeeded by	Ezra P. Savage
Personal details
Born	November 26, 1853 Aurora, Illinois
Died	April 10, 1924 (aged 70) Hastings, Nebraska
Political party	Republican

Charles Henry Dietrich (November 26, 1853 – April 10, 1924) was the 11th Governor of Nebraska.

He was born in Aurora, Illinois, and was of German ancestry.^[1] His education was attained in the public schools of his native state and he quit at the age of twelve.^[2]

Dietrich was married twice. His first wife, Elizabeth Slaker, died in 1887. After Elizabeth's death, he married Margretta Stewart Shaw in 1909.

Career

Dietrich was employed as a clerk in a hardware store in St. Joseph, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, Illinois and engaged in the hardware business. He moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), in 1875 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, delivering goods on pack animals through the Black Hills. He then located and owned the ‘Aurora’ mine.

Dietrich settled in Hastings, Nebraska, in 1878 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and in banking. Dietrich founded the German National Bank at Hastings and served aw the president of the bank from 1887 to 1905.^[3] He became the president of the Hastings Board of Trade.^[4]

Elected in 1900, Dietrich served as Governor of Nebraska from January 3, 1901 to May 1, 1901. Having won the election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Monroe L. Hayward in the United States Senate, he resigned his governorship.^[5]

His tenure in the Senate lasted from March 28, 1901, to March 4, 1905, and he served as a pro-imperialist on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes during the Philippine-American War. He did not run for reelection in 1904.

Death

Dietrich retired in 1905 and died in Hastings, Nebraska. He is interred at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska USA.^[6]

References

1. "German ancestry Politicians in Nebraska". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
2. Charles Henry Dietrich. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
3. "Charles Henry Dietrich". National Governors Association. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
4. Gov. Charles Dietrich papers at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-07-09.
5. Charles Henry Dietrick. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
6. "Charles H. Dietrich". Find A Grave. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

External links

• Charles Henry Dietrich at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Charles Henry Dietrich at Find a Grave
• National Governors Association