Silas Garber
Silas Garber (September 21, 1833 – January 12, 1905) was the founder of Red Cloud, Nebraska and was also the third governor of Nebraska.
Silas Garber | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 11, 1875 – January 9, 1879 | |
| Lieutenant | Othman A. Abbott (1877–79) |
| Preceded by | Robert Wilkinson Furnas |
| Succeeded by | Albinus Nance |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
| In office 1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1833 Logan County, Ohio |
| Died | January 12, 1905 (aged 71) Red Cloud, Nebraska |
Garber was born in Logan County, Ohio. He moved to Clayton County, Iowa when he was seventeen and started farming. He was married to Rosella Dana, and then to Lyra C. Wheeler. His wife was the inspiration for Willa Cather's A Lost Lady; deemed "smutty for its time," this caused tension between the Garber and Cather families.
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