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Edmund C. Carns

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Edmund C. Carns
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office
1879–1883
GovernorAlbinus Nance
Preceded byOthman A. Abbott
Succeeded byAlfred W. Agee
Member of the Nebraska Senate
In office
1876
Personal details
BornFebruary 19, 1844
Butler County, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 22, 1895 (aged 51)
SpouseMargaret Jane Burke
Children6[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.
  2. ^ Hall, C.L. (1881). Biographical Manual of the Members of the Sixteenth Legislature of Nebraska. Jour. Company. p. 32.