Thone was born in Hartington, Nebraska. He was one of four sons, including John Jr. He graduated from Hartington High School. During World War II, he served in the Infantry and in the field artillery and the Army Air Corps of the United States Army as a non-commissioned officer and as an officer.
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Thone as a congressman.
While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Thone served as the pledge president of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. During that time, one of the pledges was a young Johnny Carson whom Thone agreed to sponsor because he felt that Carson's humor would be an asset to the fraternity.
In the 1978 election, he was elected the 34th Governor of Nebraska, a post he held until he was narrowly defeated for reelection in the 1982 election by Bob Kerrey, leaving office in January 1983. He chaired the Old West Economic Development Commission from 1981 to 1982, and the Agricultural Committee of the President's Export Council from 1982 to 1985.
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Charles Thone January 4 1924 March 7 2018 was an American Republican politician He was the 34th Governor of Nebraska serving from 1979 to 1983 He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nebraska s 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1979 Charles Thone34th Governor of NebraskaIn office January 4 1979 January 6 1983LieutenantRoland LuedtkePreceded byJames ExonSucceeded byBob KerreyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Nebraska s 1st districtIn office January 3 1971 January 3 1979Preceded byRobert DenneySucceeded byDoug BereuterPersonal detailsBorn 1924 01 04 January 4 1924Hartington Nebraska U S DiedMarch 7 2018 2018 03 07 aged 94 Lincoln Nebraska U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseRuth RaymondEducationUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln JD Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Governorship 2 2 Later career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editThone was born in Hartington Nebraska He was one of four sons including John Jr He graduated from Hartington High School During World War II he served in the Infantry and in the field artillery and the Army Air Corps of the United States Army as a non commissioned officer and as an officer Political career edit nbsp Thone as a congressman While attending the University of Nebraska Lincoln Thone served as the pledge president of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity During that time one of the pledges was a young Johnny Carson whom Thone agreed to sponsor because he felt that Carson s humor would be an asset to the fraternity Following graduation from the University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law in 1950 he set up private practice in Lincoln Nebraska 1 He served as deputy secretary of state of Nebraska from 1951 to 1952 2 In 1952 he became President of the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce He married Ruth Raymond on August 16 1953 3 From 1954 to 1970 he served as Administrative Assistant to U S Senator Roman Hruska 4 Thone was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1970 representing Nebraska s 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1979 During his tenure in Congress he served as assistant minority whip and as a member of the House Select Committee on Assassinations Governorship edit In the 1978 election he was elected the 34th Governor of Nebraska a post he held until he was narrowly defeated for reelection in the 1982 election by Bob Kerrey leaving office in January 1983 He chaired the Old West Economic Development Commission from 1981 to 1982 and the Agricultural Committee of the President s Export Council from 1982 to 1985 Later career edit In the 1992 presidential election he cast one of the state s five electoral votes for President George H W Bush In 2008 he did the same for John McCain 5 After retiring from public life he practiced law in the Lincoln Nebraska office of Erickson and Sederstrom 6 Thone died on March 7 2018 at age 94 7 8 References edit THONE Charles 1924 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved October 7 2012 Charles Thone National Governors Association Retrieved January 20 2019 Charles Thone The Political Graveyard Retrieved October 7 2012 Charles Thone Former Nebraska Governor and Congressman Dies at 94 History Nebraska Retrieved July 20 2023 Tysver Robinn November 30 2008 2nd District s Obama elector relishes role Omaha World Herald Archived from the original on December 17 2008 Retrieved December 22 2008 The four Nebraska Republicans who will cast electoral ballots this year on behalf of John McCain are longtime party stalwarts former Nebraska Gov Charles Thone of Lincoln Lincoln Attorneys Sederstrom Law Office Archived from the original on June 20 2015 Retrieved June 19 2015 Stoddard Martha March 7 2018 Former Nebraska Gov Charles Thone dies at 94 Omaha World Herald Retrieved March 7 2018 Walton Don March 7 2018 Former Nebraska Gov Charley Thone dies at 94 Lincoln Journal Star Retrieved March 7 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Thone United States Congress Charles Thone id T000234 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 01 24 The Political Graveyard U S House of Representatives Preceded byRobert Denney Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Nebraska s 1st congressional district1971 1979 Succeeded byDoug Bereuter Party political offices Preceded byDwight W Burney Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska1964 Succeeded byJohn E Everroad Preceded byRichard Marvel Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska1978 1982 Succeeded byKay A Orr Political offices Preceded byJames Exon Governor of Nebraska1979 1983 Succeeded byBob Kerrey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Thone amp oldid 1220830997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
