George Meisner

George Meisner (March 19, 1845 – March 2, 1909) was a prominent German-born American banker, bank owner, bank president, builder of the Shelton Opera House, and namesake for Meisner's Bank in Shelton, Nebraska and the George Meisner House.

George Meisner
George Meisner in 1889
Born
George Meisner

(1845-03-19)March 19, 1845
Bavaria, Germany
DiedMarch 2, 1909(1909-03-02) (aged 63)
Resting placeShelton Cemetery, Shelton, Nebraska, United States

In a move that was criticized by some Republicans, on October 21, 1882, at the Buffalo County Republican Convention held in Kearney, Nebraska, Meisner a member of the Democratic Party, was nominated as a representative of Buffalo County for the Republican Party.[1]

After Meisner's death, the total value of his estate was appraised at over $600,000.[2]

References
  1. "The Republican Convention Reassembles and Completes the Ticket". The Nebraska State Journal. October 22, 1882. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. "To Get Tax from Estate". The Nebraska State Journal. March 11, 1910. Retrieved 2020-02-16.

National Register of Historic Places
Biographical Souvenir on the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney and Phelps, Nebraska, 1890. Retrieved 2012-08-07.


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