George Junkin | |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1858 |
Children: | 3 |
Death Date: | March 15, 1935 (aged 76) |
Party: | Republican |
Death Place: | Nebraska, U.S. |
Birth Place: | Salina, Iowa, U.S. |
Office: | 14th Secretary of State of Nebraska |
Predecessor: | A. Galusha |
Successor: | Addison Wait |
Termstart: | 1907 |
Termend: | 1911 |
George C. Junkin (1858–1935) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th Secretary of State in Nebraska. Junkin previously served in both chambers of the Nebraska Legislature.
Junkin was born in Salina, Iowa on June 9, 1858.
Prior to entering politics, Junkin lived in Montana. He eventually relocated to Gosper County, Nebraska, where he worked as a rancher.[1] Junkin represented the 66th district of the Nebraska House of Representatives. Junkin later served as a member of the Nebraska Senate from the 28th district.
Junkin married Emma May Swinburne of Delhi, Iowa in 1885. They had two sons and a daughter.[2] Junkin died March 15, 1935, and is interred in Elwood, Nebraska.