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Pelham A. Barrows

Pelham Anderson Barrows served as the 16th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1919 to 1923 under Governor Samuel Roy McKelvie. He also served a stint as commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Barrows was born in Massachusetts. He later moved to California, where he died in 1939.

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Pelham A. Barrows
16th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 9, 1919 – January 4, 1923
GovernorSamuel Roy McKelvie
Preceded byEdgar Howard
Succeeded byFred Gustus Johnson
Personal details
Born(1861-03-13)March 13, 1861
DiedNovember 30, 1939(1939-11-30) (aged 78)
OccupationPolitician

Pelham Anderson Barrows (March 13, 1861 – November 30, 1939) served as the 16th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1919 to 1923 under Governor Samuel Roy McKelvie. He also served a stint as commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.1 Barrows was born in Massachusetts.2 He later moved to California, where he died in 1939.3

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  1. (13 August 1922). LIEUT. GOVERNOR WORKS AS RAIL STRIKE GUARD; P.A. Barrows of Nebraska, Reduced to $5, Says He Had to Take Job on Burlington, The New York Times
  2. Lieutenant-Governor Pelham A. Barrows of Nebraska, in Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921)
  3. (12 May 1932). OFFICERS OF G.A.R. TO BE WELCOMED, Los Angeles Times ("The party will be met here by Pelham A. Barrows of Los Angeles, Past Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Union Veterans ...")
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