Norbert Tiemann

Norbert Theodore "Nobby" Tiemann (July 18, 1924 – June 19, 2012) was an American Republican politician from Wausa, Nebraska, and was the 32nd Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1967 to 1971.[2]

Norbert Tiemann
Tiemann in 1967
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
June 1, 1973  March 31, 1977[1]
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byFrancis Cutler Turner
Succeeded byWilliam M. Cox
32nd Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 5, 1967  January 7, 1971
LieutenantJohn E. Everroad
Preceded byFrank B. Morrison
Succeeded byJ. James Exon
Personal details
Born
Norbert Theodore Tiemann

(1924-07-18)July 18, 1924
Minden, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 2012(2012-06-19) (aged 87)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Lorna Lou Bornholdt
(m. 1950; div. 1985)

Judith Alexander (née Manes)
(m. 1987; his death 2012)
ChildrenAmy Elieen
Lorna Christine
Mary Catherine
Norbert Jr.
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.

Biography

Tiemann was born in Minden, Nebraska. He attended Campbell High School in Campbell, Nebraska, graduating in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a member of the Society of Innocents and Beta Sigma Psi fraternity. Tiemann graduated in 1949 with a B.S. degree. He married Lorna L Bornholdt on July 19, 1950 and they had four children, Amy Eileen, Lorna Christine, Mary Catherine, and Norbert Jr.[3]

Career

Tiemann then served in Korea from 1950-1952. After returning to the U.S., Tiemann served three terms as mayor of Wausa, Nebraska.

In 1966, Tiemann was elected Governor of Nebraska as a member of the Republican Party. He successfully pushed for a number of progressive changes, including the adoption of a new tax structure and of new programs of state financial aid to education, the expansion of the University of Nebraska, and the enactment of the state's first minimum wage law and of open-housing legislation. He served one term and then was succeeded by J. James Exon. The state centennial year coincided with his term and at the end of the centennial year, the legislature had passed 632 bills, a new state record.[4]

Tiemann was on the National Governors' Conference Executive Committee from 1968 to 1969. From June 1, 1973- January 1977[5] he served as Head of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration.[6]

Death

Tiemann died at his home in Dallas, Texas on June 19, 2012, aged 87.[7][8]

References


Party political offices
Preceded by
Dwight W. Burney
Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska
1966, 1970
Succeeded by
Richard D. Marvel
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank B. Morrison
Governor of Nebraska
1967–1971
Succeeded by
J. James Exon
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