Charles Thone
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Charles Thone (born January 4, 1924) is an American Republican politician.
He was born in Hartington, Nebraska. During World War II, he served in the Infantry of the United States Army. Following graduation from the University of Nebraska Law School in 1950, he set up private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1952, he became President of the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce. From 1954 to 1970, he served as Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Roman Hruska. He served as Governor of Nebraska from 1979 to 1983 and represented the first Congressional district of Nebraska in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 until his election as Governor. During his tenure in Congress, he served on the House Select Committee on Assassinations. He was defeated for reelection as Governor in 1982. In the 1992 presidential election, he cast one of the state's five electoral votes for President George H. W. Bush. Since retiring from public life, he has practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska at the law office of Erickson and Sederstrom,.
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