U.S. senator and newspaper publisher from Nebraska.
From the description of Gilbert M. Hitchcock papers, 1910-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980119
Biographical Note
1859, Sept. 18
Born, Omaha, Neb.
1881
Graduated, law department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
1882
Admitted to the bar, Omaha, Neb.
1885
Established and edited the
Omaha Evening World
1889
Purchased the
Nebraska Morning Herald and consolidated it into the
Morning and Evening World Herald
1898
Ran unsuccessfully as Democratic candidate for
Congress
1903
1905
United States representative from Nebraska
1911
1923
United States senator from Nebraska
1922
Ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate
1930
Ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate
1933
Retired from newspaper business and moved to Washington,
D.C.
1934, Feb. 3
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Gilbert M. Hitchcock Papers, 1910-1935, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)