Background
Poynter, William A. was born on May 29, 1848 in Eureka, Illinois, United States. Son of Review W. C. Poynter.
Poynter, William A. was born on May 29, 1848 in Eureka, Illinois, United States. Son of Review W. C. Poynter.
Graduate Eureka College, 1867.
Member Nebraska legislature, 1885. State senator, 1891, and president pro tem. Candidate for Congress, 1893.
Member State commission, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, 1898. Supreme commander American Order of Protection, January 1, from 1901. Governor of Nebraska, 1899-1901.
Fusionist. Home: Lincoln, Neb.
Member Nebraska legislature, 1885. Member State commission, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, 1898.
Married Marie McCorkle, 1869.