Robert Vernon Denney

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Robert Vernon Denney (1916 – 1981) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on April 11, 1916 and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1933. He attended Peru State Teachers College and the University of Nebraska from 1933 to 1936, and graduated from Creighton University's School of Law in 1939.

He practiced law in Fairbury, Nebraska and then became a special agent for Federal Bureau of Investigation serving in Washington, D.C. and Chicago. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 1942 with the First Armored Amphibian Battalion. He remained active in United States Marine Corps Reserve until 1960 and retired with rank of lieutenant colonel.

He resumed practice of law in Fairbury becoming Jefferson County attorney and Fairbury city attorney. He was chairman of the Jefferson County Republican, and then chairman Nebraska Republican Party. He was elected to the Ninetieth and Ninety-first United States Congresses serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1971. He did not run for reelection to the Ninety-second United States Congress. He was appointed United States District Court Judge in 1971. He resided in Omaha, Nebraska where he died on June 26, 1981 and was buried in Fairbury Cemetery, in Fairbury.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the American Bar Association, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Phi Sigma Kappa, the Freemasons, Knights Templar (Freemason degree), the Shriners and the Lions.

Preceded by Clair Armstrong Callan (D)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	Succeeded by Charles Thone (R)