FOUNDING FIGURES OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA

The following people were 'founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska'. Their period of influence ranges from 1853 through 1900.

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Founding figures
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Founding figures


Omaha's perpetual mayor, Cowboy Jim Dalhman.

Chief of the Omaha Tribe that signed the treaty making the city of Omaha's land available.

Noted Representative and a Senator from Omaha.

Founder and editor of the ''Omaha Bee'', a pioneer-era newspaper.

Name Birth Death Occupation Notable contribution
Dan Allen Riverboat gambler Influential; longtime partner of Anna Wilson
George Robert Armstrong Early mayor
Erastus Benson 1854 February 10, 1932 (Omaha) Real estate, businessman (Central Phonograph Company, Kinetoscope Company) Founded Benson; candidate, 1906 Omaha mayor; philanthropist
William D. Brown Businessman Operated Lone Tree Ferry
Edward Creighton Banker, First National Bank of Omaha Namesake of Creighton University
John A. Creighton Philanthropist brother of Edward; helped endow Creighton University
Mary Creighton Wife of Edward Bestowed money for Creighton University in his memory
"Cowboy" James Dahlman Mayor Tolerant of the Sporting District; elected eight times
Tom Dennison Political boss for 30+ years Likely started Omaha Race Riot of 1919; ran criminal enterprise and the Sporting District
Harry Porter Deuel Early railroad pioneer
Ada Everleigh February 15, 1866 Greene County, Virginia January 5, 1960 New York City Madam Ran brothel at Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Minna Everleigh July 13, 1864 Greene County, Virginia September 16, 1948 New York City Madam Ran brothel at Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Logan Fontenelle Chief of Omaha (tribe) Responsible for signing over the city's land
Reuben Gaylord Early minister
Augustus Hall First Chief Justice of the Nebraska Territory
Andrew J. Hanscom Territorial lawyer Platted Hanscom Park neighborhood
Gilbert Hitchcock Owner of ''Omaha World-Herald''
Alfred Jones First postmaster Platted Omaha City in 1854
Thomas Kennard Lawyer First Nebraska Secretary of State
Augustus Kountze Banker Founded First National Bank of Omaha with brother Herman
Herman Kountze 21 August 1833, Osnaburg, Ohio 1906 Banker, real estate speculator Co-founded First National Bank of Omaha; platted Kountze Place; Treasurer of Trans-Mississippi Exposition; Investor in Omaha Stockyards; namesake of Kountze Park
Frederick Krug Founder of Fred Krug Brewing Company; owner of Krug Park
George B. Lake One of the first justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
Jesse Lowe Real estate agent Early land speculator in Omaha
John L. McCague Real estate agent Early land speculator in Omaha
James G. Megeath
Frederick Metz 1832 in Hessel-Cassel, Germany 1901 in Omaha Owner of Metz Brewery Two time state legislator
Ezra Millard - Banker, Omaha National Bank Namesake of Millard
William A. Paxton Businessman Created Omaha Stockyards and many other companies
A. J. Poppleton Lawyer Founded first law firm in the Nebraska territory.
John I. Redick Businessman Operated city's first opera house; early donor to Omaha University
Byron Reed Real estate agent
Elizabeth Reeves Doctor First woman physician in Omaha
Edward Rosewater Newspaper editor Founder and editor of the ''Omaha Bee''
Moses F. Shinn Settler and farmer Founded Prospect Hill Cemetery
John A. Smiley Opened first Omaha Stockyards and sold it to William A. Paxton
Josie Washburn
Gottlieb Storz 1939 Wurttemberg, Germany Founder/owner of Storz Brewery Built Prague Hotel; highly respected among immigrant community
Josie Washburn
Gurdon Wattles Organizer of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Anna Wilson (Omaha) Brothel owner Philanthropist; left estate to city on death

See also



★ History of Omaha

★ List of mayors of Omaha

★ List of people from Omaha, Nebraska

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