Harold Prichard
Harold Prichard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district | |
| In office January 7, 1947 – January 4, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Reavis |
| Succeeded by | Charles Vogt Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 or 1915 |
| Died | July 3, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Peru State Teachers College (A.B.) University of Nebraska (M.A., J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
Years of service | 1942–1946 |
Harold C. Prichard (1914 or 1915 – July 3, 2003) was a Democratic politician and attorney from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district from 1947 to 1949.
Early life
Prichard was born in Dickinson County, Kansas, and moved to Nebraska in 1925. He graduated from Falls City High School and later from Peru State Teachers College with his bachelor's degree and the University of Nebraska with his master's degree. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 during World War II as a field artillery officer.[1]
Nebraska Legislature
In 1940, Prichard ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district, but lost in the nonpartisan primary, winning 13 percent of the vote to Otto Kotouc Jr.'s 35 percent and Fred Rockwell's 22 percent.[2] In 1946, when State Senator Joseph C. Reavis, who succeeded Kotouc, declined to seek re-election,[3] Prichard ran to succeed him,[4] defeating Everett Barr in the general election with 52 percent of the vote.[5]
In 1948, Prichard ran for re-election.[6] He was challenged for re-election by Charles Vogt Jr., and was defeated with 46 percent of the vote.[7][8]
Post-legislative career
After leaving the legislature, Prichard enrolled at the University of Nebraska College of Law. In 1950, he ran for the legislature again,[9] but lost to Otto Kotouc Sr..[10]
Prichard practiced law in Falls City, and served as a justice of the peace.[11] He ran for the newly created Nebraska State Board of Education in 1954 from the 1st district, and narrowly lost in the nonpartisan primary.[12] He was the Democratic nominee for Richardson County Clerk of the District Court in 1958, and lost to Republican Douglas D. McIntyre.[13]
Death
Prichard died on July 3, 2003.[14]
References
- ↑ Nebraska Blue Book 1948 (PDF). Nebraska Legislative Council. 1949. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ Swanson, Harry R. (1940). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, Held April 9, 1940, General Election, Held November 5, 1940 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Reavis will not seek re-election". Lincoln State Journal. February 1, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Falls City War Vet Files For Unicameral". Lincoln Star. January 30, 1946. p. 16. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marsh, Frank (1946). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, June 11, 1946, General Election, November 5, 1946 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Prichard Refiles". Norfolk Daily News. January 7, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "9 Unicam Incumbents Seem Losers". Lincoln Evening Journal. November 3, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marsh, Frank (1948). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, April 13, 1948, General Election, November 2, 1948 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Prichard Files For Former Post In Legislature". Lincoln Star. June 7, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marsh, Frank (1950). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, August 8, 1950, General Election, November 7, 1950 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Pritchard Gets County Post". Grand Island Independent. March 14, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Board Says Ballots Cast by 254,046". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. September 4, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Democrat Landslide Voters Say "No" to County Hospital". Humboldt Standard. November 6, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Obituaries". Lincoln Journal Star. July 4, 2003. p. 4B. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.