Jerome Warner
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Jerome Warner | |
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| 18th Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Elvin Adamson |
| Succeeded by | William H. Hasebroock |
| Chair of the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Hasebroock |
| Succeeded by | Claire W. Holmquist |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Bernice Labedz |
| Succeeded by | Tim J. Hall |
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 25th district | |
| In office 1963–1997 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Knight |
| Succeeded by | Ron Raikes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1927 Waverly, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1997 (aged 69) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Phillip Jerome Warner (November 23, 1927 – April 20, 1997) was a farmer and politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a state senator from Waverly, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature. His father, Charles J. Warner, served in the Nebraska Legislature as well, and also later as Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska.
He was born on November 23, 1927, on his parents' farm in Waverly, Nebraska. He was the son of Nebraska State Senator Charles J. Warner, the first Speaker of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. He graduated from Waverly High School and then went on to the University of Nebraska where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture after playing for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.[1] Warner later married Betty Pearson in 1952, a former newspaper political reporter.[2] He was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed farming and raising Hereford cattle on the family farm outside of Waverly, Nebraska.
In 1994, his wife Betty died of cancer. Warner would pass away three years later in 1997 at the age of 69. After his wife's death, the eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 2 from Lincoln to Nebraska City was named the Jerome and Betty Warner Highway.
