Edmund C. Carns

American politician

Edmund C. Carns

2nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office
1879–1883
Governor| Albinus Nance
Preceded by| Othman A. Abbott
Succeeded by| Alfred W. Agee
Member of the Nebraska Senate
In office
1876
Personal details
Born| February 19, 1844
Butler County, Pennsylvania
Died| March 22, 1895 (aged 51)
Spouse| Margaret Jane Burke
Children| 6[1]

Edmund Crawford Carns (February 19, 1844 – March 12, 1895) was the second lieutenant governor of Nebraska, United States, serving from 1879 to 1883 while Albinus Nance was Governor.[1] He was first elected state senator in 1876.[1]

## Early life

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Edmund received an academic education from Witherspoon Institute. During the Civil War, he enlisted under the 1st Minnesota Regiment and served until the end of the war as a sergeant. In 1873, he moved to Nebraska after living in several other states, including Illinois, Minnesota and California.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Watkins, Albert (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region. J. North. pp. 592–97.592-97&rft.pub=J.+North&rft.date=1913&rft.aulast=Watkins&rft.aufirst=Albert&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=-WJKAAAAYAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Edmund+C.+Carns" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Hall, C.L. (1881). Biographical Manual of the Members of the Sixteenth Legislature of Nebraska. Jour. Company. p. 32.

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Lieutenant governors of Nebraska

* Abbott
* Carns
* Agee
* Shedd
* Meiklejohn
* Majors
* Moore
* Harris
* Gilbert
* Savage
* Steele (Acting)
* McGilton
* Hopewell
* Morehead (Acting)
* McKelvie
* Pearson
* Howard
* Barrows
* F. Johnson
* Williams
* Metcalfe
* Jurgensen
* Parsons
* W. Johnson
* R. Johnson
* Crosby
* Warner
* Burney
* Sorensen
* Everroad
* Marsh
* Whelan
* Luedtke
* McGinley
* Nichol
* Moul
* Robak
* Maurstad
* Heineman
* Sheehy
* Heidemann
* Nelson
* Foley
* Kelly

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