Chester Hardy Aldrich
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John H. Morehead (acting) (1911–13)
Chester Hardy Aldrich | |
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| 16th Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 5, 1911 – January 9, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | Melville R. Hopewell (1911) John H. Morehead (acting) (1911–13) |
| Preceded by | Ashton C. Shallenberger |
| Succeeded by | John H. Morehead |
| Member of the Nebraska State Senate | |
| In office 1907 | |
| Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court | |
| In office 1918–1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1863 Pierpont, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 1924 (aged 60) Superior, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sylvia Estelle Stroman |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Chester Hardy Aldrich (November 10, 1863 – March 10, 1924) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 16th governor of Nebraska and as a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Aldrich was born in Pierpont in Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married Sylvia Estelle Stroman on June 4, 1889,[1] and they had five children. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Freemason and a Knight Templar. He died in office on March 10, 1924.
Education
After he graduated from the prep school at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Aldrich entered the Ohio State University as a freshman in 1884. While at Ohio State he became a champion orator, served as an editor of The Lantern, and in 1886 became the captain of an abortive first attempt at forming an Ohio State University football team.[2] He graduated from Ohio State in 1888 with an A.B.[3]
In a commencement address, delivered at his university soon after he was elected governor of Nebraska, he offered his views on the topic of "Progressive Citizenship." [4]
