Alvin Saunders

Alvin Saunders
United States Senator from Nebraska
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Phineas Hitchcock
Succeeded by	Charles F. Manderson
5th Governor of Nebraska Territory
In office May 15, 1861 – February 21, 1867
President	Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson
Preceded by	Algernon S. Paddock
Succeeded by	David Butler (as Governor of the State of Nebraska)
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office December 4, 1854 – May 14, 1861
Personal details
Born	(1817-07-12)July 12, 1817 Fleming County, Kentucky
Died	November 1, 1899(1899-11-01) (aged 82) Omaha, Nebraska
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Political party	Republican
Relatives	William Henry Harrison III (grandson)[1]
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Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817 – November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War.