The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation has named Weston Svoboda of Burwell as its 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Beef State Scholar. The foundation has also awarded scholarships to 12 other Central Nebraska students.
i think that sums up his career. even though he is probably more famous for running for president five times and failing each time. his legislative career defined, not just him, but much of the agenda for the first half of the 19th century for the nation. david heidler, how many years was he in the house of representatives and how many years in the senate? well, his service in the house stretches from jefferson s administration through monroe s, so he enters madison s administration through monroe s, so he went into the house in 1811. brief interruption to go to ghent and negotiate the treaty of peace for britain for the war of 1812. returned immediately re-elected and served and served until his departure for the state department in 1825 when he went into the adams administration. he doesn t go back into the house after that. he s after that his career s in the senate where, of course, the house is remarkable because of the speakership and the role that he took in shap