Robert w. Furnas

Robert Wilkinson Furnas (May 5, 1824 June 1, 1905) was the second Governor of Nebraska . He came to Nebraska in 1856 at age 32. Two months later he published the Nebraska Advertiser, a publication advertising the agricultural opportunities ensnare in Nebraska. He too published the Nebraska Farmer, the counterbalance agricultural publication out of Nebraska. In the fall of 1856 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nebraska Territory.
During the Civil War, Furnas became a col championl in the territorial militia, which was loyal to the Union (American Civil War). In 1862 he commanded three Indian regiments aligned with the Union armament and captured the Cherokee Indian chief John Ross.
After the war, he served as Indian agent for the Omaha, Winnebago, and Ponca tribes.



He held many other positions including:
member of the University of Nebraska board of regents (18691875)
First president of the Nebraska pronounce Historical ordination (18781890)
linked commonwealths commissioner to Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
United States commissioner to New Orleans Cotton Centennial,
United States commissioner to the Chicago Columbian Exposition,
President of the American Fair Association
President of the State Board of Agriculture
President of the State Horticultural Society
Fourth Grand Master of Masons of Nebraska AF&AM 1865-1866
First President of the Nebraska Teachers Association
He also helped to become Arbor Day when he was governor. Furnas County, Nebraska, is named in his honor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wilkinson_Furnas
Robert W. Furnas was one of early Nebraskas strongest promoters. Although he gained fame as a soldier, governor, and agriculturist, he was also an influential newspaperman. His name is linked especially with that of the Nebraska Advertiser, founded at Brownville in 1856 by Furnas and Dr. John McPherson.
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