Harold Prichard

Harold Prichard
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district
In office
January 7, 1947 – January 4, 1949
Preceded byJoseph C. Reavis
Succeeded byCharles Vogt Jr.
Personal details
Born1914 or 1915
Enterprise, Kansas
Died(2003-07-03)July 3, 2003 (aged 88)
PartyDemocratic
EducationPeru State Teachers College (A.B.)
University of Nebraska (M.A., J.D.)
OccupationAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service
1942–1946

Harold C. Prichard (1914 or 1915 – July 3, 2003) was a Democratic politician and attorney from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district from 1947 to 1949.

Early life

Prichard was born in Dickinson County, Kansas, and moved to Nebraska in 1925. He graduated from Falls City High School and later from Peru State Teachers College with his bachelor's degree and the University of Nebraska with his master's degree. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 during World War II as a field artillery officer.

Nebraska Legislature

In 1940, Prichard ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district, but lost in the nonpartisan primary, winning 13 percent of the vote to Otto Kotouc Jr.'s 35 percent and Fred Rockwell's 22 percent. In 1946, when State Senator Joseph C. Reavis, who succeeded Kotouc, declined to seek re-election, Prichard ran to succeed him, defeating Everett Barr in the general election with 52 percent of the vote.

In 1948, Prichard ran for re-election. He was challenged for re-election by Charles Vogt Jr., and was defeated with 46 percent of the vote.

Post-legislative career

After leaving the legislature, Prichard enrolled at the University of Nebraska College of Law. In 1950, he ran for the legislature again, but lost to Otto Kotouc Sr..

Prichard practiced law in Falls City, and served as a justice of the peace. He ran for the newly created Nebraska State Board of Education in 1954 from the 1st district, and narrowly lost in the nonpartisan primary. He was the Democratic nominee for Richardson County Clerk of the District Court in 1958, and lost to Republican Douglas D. McIntyre.

Death

Prichard died on July 3, 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Nebraska Blue Book 1948 (PDF). Nebraska Legislative Council. 1949. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ Swanson, Harry R. (1940). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, Held April 9, 1940, General Election, Held November 5, 1940 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Reavis will not seek re-election". Lincoln State Journal. February 1, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Falls City War Vet Files For Unicameral". Lincoln Star. January 30, 1946. p. 16. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Marsh, Frank (1946). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, June 11, 1946, General Election, November 5, 1946 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Prichard Refiles". Norfolk Daily News. January 7, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "9 Unicam Incumbents Seem Losers". Lincoln Evening Journal. November 3, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Marsh, Frank (1948). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, April 13, 1948, General Election, November 2, 1948 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Prichard Files For Former Post In Legislature". Lincoln Star. June 7, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Marsh, Frank (1950). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, August 8, 1950, General Election, November 7, 1950 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Pritchard Gets County Post". Grand Island Independent. March 14, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Board Says Ballots Cast by 254,046". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. September 4, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Democrat Landslide Voters Say "No" to County Hospital". Humboldt Standard. November 6, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Obituaries". Lincoln Journal Star. July 4, 2003. p. 4B. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.