Charles Dafoe

Charles Dafoe
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district
In office
January 5, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byJoseph C. Reavis
Member of the Nebraska State Senate from the 1st district
In office
January 1, 1935 – January 5, 1937
Preceded byFred Hawxby
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1901-09-22)September 22, 1901
Tecumseh, Nebraska
DiedOctober 15, 1942(1942-10-15) (aged 41)
near Chicago, Illinois
Cause of deathPlane crash
PartyDemocratic
EducationNebraska Wesleyan University (A.B.)
University of Nebraska (LL.B.)
OccupationAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Corps

Charles A. Dafoe (September 22, 1901 – October 15, 1942) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served in the Nebraska State Senate from 1935 to 1937 and as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district from 1937 to 1939. While serving in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, he died in a plane crash near Chicago in 1942.

Dafoe was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska, in 1901. He graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University and received his bachelor of laws degree from the University of Nebraska.[1] After graduating, Dafoe practiced in Tecumseh, where he served as city attorney and as Johnson County attorney.[2]

In 1934, Dafoe was elected to the Nebraska Senate from the 1st district as a Democrat, succeeding Fred Hawxby, who was appointed an assistant United States Attorney.[3][4] After the Senate and House of Representatives were abolished to create the nonpartisan unicameral legislature, Dafoe was elected in the newly created 1st district in 1936, defeating Charles Vogt Jr.[5] He declined to seek re-election in 1938,[6] and while he considered running for the Nebraska Supreme Court, he ultimately declined to do so and returned to private practice.

Dafoe enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps on August 7, 1942, and was stationed in Sedalia, Missouri. On October 15, 1942, he was killed in a plane crash near Chicago.[2][7]

References

  1. ↑ Nebraska Blue Book 1936 (PDF). Nebraska Legislative Council. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Dafoe dies in crash of army plane". Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 17, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tecumseh Man in Race for Senator". Falls City Journal. March 8, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Dafoe Winner in Race With Wiltse". Falls City Journal. November 7, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "List Winners In Unicameral Race in State". Grand Island Daily Independent. November 4, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Dafoe Says He'll Not Ask Unicameral Seat". Omaha World-Herald. April 2, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Charles Dafoe Dies In Crash". Lincoln Star. October 16, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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