Robert Wilkinson Furnas
Robert Wilkinson Furnas | |
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| 2nd Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 13, 1873 – January 11, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | William H. James (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Silas Garber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1824 near Troy, Ohio |
| Died | June 1, 1905 (aged 81) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican |
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (May 5, 1824 – June 1, 1905) was the second governor of Nebraska, United States. Born near Troy, Ohio, and orphaned at the age of eight Furnas was a self-made man. He worked as a farmer, printer, tinsmith, insurance salesman, and postmaster all before getting into politics. He married Mary Elizabeth McComas on October 29, 1845, who died in 1897. His second wife was Susannah Emswiler Jameson. He had eight children.