Charles J. Warner

Charles Joseph Warner (March 29, 1875 – September 24, 1955) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served for four terms as Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska. Before that, he was a state legislator for twenty-six years and served the first speaker of the state's unicameral legislature.

Charles J. Warner
25th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office January 6, 1949 – September 24, 1955
Governor	Val Peterson Robert B. Crosby
Preceded by	Robert B. Crosby
Succeeded by	Dwight W. Burney
1st Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
In office 1937–1939
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William H. Diers
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
In office 1937–1939
Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives
In office 1901–1907
Member of the Nebraska Senate
In office 1919–1937
Personal details
Born	(1875-03-29)March 29, 1875 Lancaster County, Nebraska
Died	September 24, 1955(1955-09-24) (aged 80) Lincoln, Nebraska
Political party	Republican

Warner was born in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 1875. He graduated from University of Nebraska in 1899 and Columbian Law School in Washington, D.C. in 1902.[1]

He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1901 to 1907, the Nebraska Senate from 1919 to 1937, and the new unicameral legislature from 1937 to 1939. He made three unsuccessful attempts to run for governor, including against incumbent Gov. Robert Leroy Cochran in 1938.[2]

Warner was also a farmer and cattle breeder. He died at a hospital in Lincoln on September 24, 1955, during his fourth term as Lieutenant Governor.[3]

His son, Jerome Warner, was a state legislator from 1963 to 1997, and also served as speaker from 1969 to 1971.[4]