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George H. Heinke
George H. Heinke
	Frontispiece of 1941's George Henry Heinke, Late a Representative
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Nebraska's 1st district
	In office; January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940
Preceded by	Henry Carl Luckey
Succeeded by	John Hyde Sweet
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1882; Dunbar, Nebraska
Died	January 2, 1940 (aged 57); Morrilton, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Nebraska College of Law

George Henry Heinke (July 22, 1882 – January 2, 1940) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

Early life

He was born on a farm on July 22, 1882, near Dunbar, Nebraska, and moved in 1889 to Douglas, Nebraska, in 1891 to San Angelo, Texas, and in 1894 to Talmage, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and passed the bar in 1908. He set up practice in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Career

He became the prosecuting attorney for Otoe County, Nebraska, from 1919 to 1923 and 1927 to 1935. In 1939, he was elected to the Seventy-sixth United States Congress and served from January 3, 1939, until January 2, 1940.

Death

On January 2, 1940, while en route to Washington, D.C., he died in a car crash in Morrilton, Arkansas. He is buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City.

References

"Heinke, George Henry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
"Heinke, George Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 25, 2006.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry Carl Luckey (D)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	Succeeded by John Hyde Sweet (R)