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American politician (1850–1923)

John A. McShane
From 1888's Omaha Illustrated

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Archibald J. Weaver
Succeeded by	William James Connell

Personal details
Born	John Albert McShane (1850-08-25)August 25, 1850 New Lexington, Ohio
Died	November 10, 1923(1923-11-10) (aged 73) Omaha, Nebraska
Resting place	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha
Political party	Democratic

John Albert McShane (August 25, 1850 – November 10, 1923) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was the first Democrat to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska, serving one term from 1887 to 1889.

Early life and education

McShane was born in New Lexington, Ohio, on August 25, 1850. In 1871, he moved to the Wyoming Territory, and in 1874 he moved to Omaha, Nebraska.

Career

He started out in the livestock business but eventually became a director of the First National Bank of Omaha.

Politics

McShane was elected to the Nebraska state house of representatives in 1880 and to the state senate in 1882, serving there until 1886, when he ran for a seat in Congress

Congress

He won the seat in Nebraska's 1st congressional district, serving in the Fiftieth United States Congress from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889.

In 1888, he ran for Governor of Nebraska but lost the election to John Milton Thayer.

Later career

After retirement McShane worked against the right of women to vote. He was a member of the Nebraska Men's Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, which desired to restrict voting to white men of high social class.

Death and burial

McShane died in Omaha on November 10, 1923; he was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha.

References

"The Official Count". The Western Wave. November 29, 1888. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
Harper, Ida Husted (1922). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 6. New York: J. J. Little & Ives. p. 875.
Bristow, David L. "No Votes for Women—Nebraska Anti-Suffrage Propaganda". History Nebraska. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

"McShane, John Albert". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 18, 2006.
"McShane, John Albert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 18, 2006.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Party political offices
Preceded byJames E. North	Democratic nominee for Governor of Nebraska 1888	Succeeded byJames E. Boyd
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byArchibald J. Weaver (R)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Succeeded byWilliam James Connell (R)

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska
1st district	A. Weaver McShane Connell Bryan Strode Burkett Pollard Maguire Reavis Thorpe Morehead Luckey Heinke Sweet Copeland Curtis P. Weaver Beermann Callan Denney Thone Bereuter Fortenberry Flood
2nd district	Laird Laws McKeighan Mercer G. Hitchcock Kennedy G. Hitchcock Lobeck Jefferis Sears Baldrige Burke C. McLaughlin Buffett O'Sullivan Buffett Hruska Chase Cunningham McCollister Cavanaugh Daub Hoagland Christensen Terry Ashford Bacon
3rd district	Valentine Dorsey Kem Meiklejohn Maxwell Robinson McCarthy Boyd Latta Stephens Evans Howard Stefan Harrison Brock Beermann Martin V. Smith Barrett Osborne A. Smith
4th district	Hainer Stark Hinshaw Sloan M. McLaughlin Norton Sloan Norton Shallenberger Binderup Curtis Miller McGinley Martin
5th district	McKeighan Andrews Sutherland Shallenberger Norris Barton Shallenberger Andrews Shallenberger Johnson Shallenberger Carpenter Coffee
6th district	Kem Greene Neville Kinkaid Humphrey Simmons
At-large	Marquett Taffe Crounse Welch Majors Valentine
Territory	Giddings Chapman Ferguson Estabrook Daily P. Hitchcock

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