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|name = William A. Poynter
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|order = Tenth Governor of Nebraska
|order = [[List of Governors of Nebraska|10th]]
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|successor = [[Charles Henry Dietrich]]
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|birth_name = William Amos Poynter
|birth_name = William Amos Poynter
|birth_date = May 29, 1848
|birth_date = May 29, 1848
|birth_place = Eureka, Illinois
|birth_place = [[Eureka, Illinois]]
|death_date = April 5, 1909
|death_date = April 5, 1909 (age 60)
|death_place = Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
|death_place = Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
|party = Democratic Party (United States) <br> People's Party (United States)
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|spouse = Maria Josephine McCorkle
|spouse = Maria Josephine McCorkle
|children = Josephine and Charles
|children = Josephine and Charles
|alma_mater = Eureka College
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Poynter worked as a rancher and a farmer in Boone County, Nebraska, and became active in politics.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_poynter_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> He helped organize the [[Farmers' Alliance]] and was elected to the [[Nebraska State Legislature]] in 1884.<ref>[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/public/state_governors/poynter.pdf Gov. William A. Poynter papers] at the [[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.</ref> He was elected to the Nebraska State Senate and named President Pro Tempore of that body.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rWkP0DM_upwC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=The+Encyclopedia+of+Nebraska+william+a+poynter&source=bl&ots=n5zr-_2opm&sig=Q-FhHiXv9MbfMhQ3n6b70BLntIo&hl=en#v=onepage&q=The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Nebraska%20william%20a%20poynter&f=false|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Nebraska|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
Poynter worked as a rancher and a farmer in Boone County, Nebraska, and became active in politics.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_poynter_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> He helped organize the [[Farmers' Alliance]] and was elected to the [[Nebraska State Legislature]] in 1884.<ref>[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/public/state_governors/poynter.pdf Gov. William A. Poynter papers] at the [[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.</ref> He was elected to the Nebraska State Senate and named President Pro Tempore of that body.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rWkP0DM_upwC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=The+Encyclopedia+of+Nebraska+william+a+poynter&source=bl&ots=n5zr-_2opm&sig=Q-FhHiXv9MbfMhQ3n6b70BLntIo&hl=en#v=onepage&q=The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Nebraska%20william%20a%20poynter&f=false|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Nebraska|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>


Poynter was nominated again in 1892, but he was defeated by Republican [[George D. Meiklejohn]]. He served as a member of the State Legislature for nearly two decades before being elected governor in 1898.<ref>''Eureka College Alumni Directory, 1860-1976'', pg. 3.</ref> Poynter served only one term as Governor, being defeated in 1900 by [[Charles H. Dietrich]]. When he retired from public life, he remained active in his own business affairs and was also President of the Security Savings and Loan Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_poynter_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
Poynter was nominated again in 1892, but he was defeated by Republican [[George D. Meiklejohn]]. He served as a member of the State Legislature for nearly two decades before being elected governor in 1898.<ref>''Eureka College Alumni Directory, 1860-1976'', pg. 3.</ref> Poynter served only one term as Governor, being narrowly defeated in 1900 by [[Charles H. Dietrich]]. When he retired from public life, he remained active in his own business affairs and was also President of the Security Savings and Loan Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Poynter|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_poynter_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==

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William A. Poynter
William A. Poynter
10th Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 5, 1899 – January 3, 1901
LieutenantEdward A. Gilbert
Preceded bySilas A. Holcomb
Succeeded byCharles Henry Dietrich
Personal details
Born
William Amos Poynter

May 29, 1848
Eureka, Illinois
DiedApril 5, 1909 (age 60)
Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Political partyDemocratic Party (United States)
People's Party (United States)
SpouseMaria Josephine McCorkle
ChildrenJosephine and Charles
Alma materEureka College


William Amos Poynter (May 29, 1848 – April 5, 1909) was a Nebraska politician and the tenth Governor of Nebraska from 1899 to 1901, running under a fusion ticket between the Populist and the Democratic Party. He had previously also been elected to the former Nebraska State House of Representatives in 1885 and the State Senate in 1891.[1]

Early life

Born in Eureka, Illinois, Poynter completed his college studies at Eureka College, graduating in 1867. He married Maria Josephine McCorkle in 1869, and the couple had two children: Josephine and Charles.[2] Poynter worked as a merchant in Eureka, Illinois, for several years until relocating his family to Albion, Nebraska in 1879.

Career

Poynter worked as a rancher and a farmer in Boone County, Nebraska, and became active in politics.[3] He helped organize the Farmers' Alliance and was elected to the Nebraska State Legislature in 1884.[4] He was elected to the Nebraska State Senate and named President Pro Tempore of that body.[5]

Poynter was nominated again in 1892, but he was defeated by Republican George D. Meiklejohn. He served as a member of the State Legislature for nearly two decades before being elected governor in 1898.[6] Poynter served only one term as Governor, being narrowly defeated in 1900 by Charles H. Dietrich. When he retired from public life, he remained active in his own business affairs and was also President of the Security Savings and Loan Association.[7]

Death

Poynter died suddenly while visiting then Governor Ashton C. Shallenberger. He is interred at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska USA.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Political Graveyard". Poynter, William Amos. Retrieved January 4, 2006.
  2. ^ "William A. Poynter". Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "William A. Poynter". National Governors Association. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ Gov. William A. Poynter papers at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.
  5. ^ "William A. Poynter". The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ Eureka College Alumni Directory, 1860-1976, pg. 3.
  7. ^ "William A. Poynter". National Governors Association. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  8. ^ "William A. Poynter". Find A Grave. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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