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Robert Vernon Denney

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska · 1971

Robert Vernon Denney , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Robert Vernon Denney (April 11, 1916 – June 26, 1981) was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Education

  • Creighton University School of LawLL.B., 1939

Career

Private practice, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1939-1940, 1945-1967; Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1940-1941; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1942-1959; County attorney, Jefferson County, Nebraska, 1946-1951; City attorney, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1951-1956; U.S. representative from Nebraska, 1967-1971

Biography

Robert Vernon Denney (April 11, 1916 – June 26, 1981) was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.

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