Charles Henry Dietrich

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Charles Henry Dietrich (November 26, 1853 – April 10, 1924) was governor of, and a U.S. Senator from, Nebraska.

Dietrich was born in Aurora, Illinois November 26, 1853. He was employed as a clerk in a hardware store in St. Joseph, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, Illinois and engaged in the hardware business. He moved to Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), in 1875 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, delivering goods on pack animals through the Black Hills. He then located and owned the ‘Aurora’ mine. He settled in Hastings, Nebraska, in 1878 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and in banking.

Dietrich served as Governor of Nebraska from January to May 1901, when he joined the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Monroe L. Hayward. His tenure in the Senate lasted from March 28, 1901, to March 3, 1905, and he served as a pro-imperialist on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes during the Philippine-American War. He did not run for reelection in 1904. He retired in 1905 and died in Hastings on April 10, 1924. He is buried in Parkview Cemetery.

Preceded by William A. Poynter	Governor of Nebraska January 1901 – May 1901	Succeeded by Ezra P. Savage
Preceded by William V. Allen (P)	United States Senator (Class 1) from Nebraska 1901-1905 Served alongside: Joseph H. Millard	Succeeded by Elmer J. Burkett (R)