About John Wightman
Lived 1938 – 2017 (aged 78). John Wightman was an American politician.
John Milton Wightman (October 2, 1938 – January 5, 2017) was a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served two terms, from 2007 to 2015, in the Nebraska Legislature, representing a district in the central part of the state. Wightman was a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and education Wightman was born on October 2, 1938, in North Platte, Nebraska. He grew up between Sumner and Overton, and graduated from Sumner High School in 1956. He obtained a B.S. from Kearney State College, now the University of Nebraska at Kearney, in 1959. After teaching high school for one year in Dannebrog, he attended the University of Nebraska College of Law, receiving a J.D. in 1963.
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Who was John Wightman?
American politician (1938-2017)
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John Wightman was born on 2 October 1938 in North Platte.
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John Wightman died on 4 January 2017 in Lexington.
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John Wightman was a politician.
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John Wightman was American.
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