James J. Nejdl

James Joseph Nejdl (1874 – 1938) was a politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1924 and 1925 he served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Life

James Nejdl was born on 24 November 1874 in the Bohemian Kingdom which later became the Czech Republic. He emigrated to the United States and eventually settled down in Indiana. He joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Indiana Senate, where he became the President Pro Tempore. On 30 April 1924 Governor Warren T. McCray resigned from his office following his conviction for mail fraud. His Lieutenant Governor Emmett Forrest Branch followed him as new Governor of Indiana. According to the state constitution the now vacant position of the Lieutenant Governor was filled by the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, James Nejdl. He served in this position between 30 April 1924 and 12 January 1925 when his term ended.

James Nejdl died on 3. July 1938 in Cook County in Illinois.

External links

• James J. Nejdl at Find a Grave
• The Political Graveyard
• Newspaper Article from 26 February 1925, showing Nejdl as President Pro Tempore of the Indiana Senate

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