Governor Jim Pillen was sworn in as Nebraska’s 41st Governor on January 5, 2023. Governor Pillen grew up on a farm in Platte County, Nebraska and raised pigs with his…

Governor Pete Ricketts was sworn in as Nebraska’s 40th Governor on January 8, 2015 and reelected to a second term in November 2018. Gov. Ricketts graduated from Westside High School…

DAVID BUTLER, the first governor of Nebraska, was born near Bloomington, Indiana, on December 15, 1829. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native state.…

WILLIAM H. JAMES, the second governor of Nebraska, was born in Marion, Ohio, on October 16, 1831. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state.…

ROBERT W. FURNAS, the third governor of Nebraska, was born near Troy, Ohio, on May 5, 1824. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native…

SILAS GARBER, the fourth governor of Nebraska, was born in Logan County, Ohio, on September 21, 1833. His education was attained in the public schools of his native state. In…

ALBINUS NANCE, the fifth governor of Nebraska, was born in Lafayette, Illinois, on March 30, 1848. His early education was attained in the common schools of his native state. During…

JAMES W. DAWES, the sixth governor of Nebraska, was born in McConnelsville, Ohio, on January 8, 1844. His early education was attained in the common schools in Ohio and Wisconsin.…

JOHN M. THAYER, the seventh governor of Nebraska, was born in Bellingham, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1820. His education was attained at Brown University, where he graduated in 1841. He…

JAMES E. BOYD, the eighth governor of Nebraska, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, on September 9, 1834. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Ireland…

LORENZO CROUNSE, the ninth governor of Nebraska, was born in Sharon, New York, on January 27, 1834. His education was attained the New York Conference Seminary and in the public…