Show senator we leam learn by private information that yesterday ex TJ S senator phineas IV hitchcock of nebraska died at omaha he was bom born at lebanon N Y nov 30 1831 graduated Fadua ted at williams college mass f ass in 1855 studied law and after having been admitted to the bar removed to nebraska in the aring spring of 1857 was a member of the national republican convention at chicago in 1860 resigning resigning nin in 1864 when elected territorial oril delegate to tha con congress on the admission of neb nebraska ka as a state was appointed surveyor general which position he held two years was elected as a republican to the U S senate to succeed gen john 31 thayer and took his seat march 1871 his term tem expiring march 1877 |