Background
Wherry was born in Liberty, Nebraska, to David Emery and Jessie (née Comstock) Wherry.
politician United States senator
Wherry was born in Liberty, Nebraska, to David Emery and Jessie (née Comstock) Wherry.
He received his early education at public schools in Pawnee City, and graduated from the University of Nebraska (where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi) in 1914. From 1915 to 1916, he studied business administration at Harvard University. He also studied law and, after being admitted to the bar, entered private practice in Pawnee City.
He was Senate Minority Leader from 1949 to 1951. During World War I, he served in the United States. Navy Flying Corps (1917-1918). Following his military service, Wherry began a business career selling automobiles, furniture, and livestock.
He was also a licensed undertaker with offices in Nebraska and Kansas.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 1932 and for United States. Senator in 1934. In 1938, Wherry was again elected mayor of Pawnee City, serving until 1943.
He was chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party from 1939 to 1942, and Western Director for the Republican National Committee from 1941 to 1942. United States. Senator
In 1942, Wherry was elected to the United States. Senate after defeating incumbent George West. Norris.
He was reelected in 1948 and served until his death.
He served as Republican whip from 1944 to 1949 and Senate Minority Leader from 1949 to 1951. In 1949 he secured an appointment to the United States. Naval Academy for John A. Eddy, who went on to make significant contributions in the fields of solar astronomy and astrophysics. He was also one of the few postwar politicos to see the plight of the defeated Germans.
"The American people should know once and for all that as a result of this government’s official policy they are being made..accomplices in the crime of mass starvation..Germany is the only nation subjected to a deliberate starvation policy.."
I say, let"s get these fellows out of the government." He also publicized the fear that Adolf Hitler had given Joseph Stalin a list of closeted homosexuals which he believed Stalin would use to blackmail them into becoming Soviet spies.
He died in Washington, District of Columbia on November 29, 1951, while serving as Republican Floor Leader.
Wherry entered politics as a member of the Pawnee city council, serving in 1927 and 1929. Wherry was openly opposed to homosexuality, telling Max Lerner in a 1950 interview that "You can"t hardly separate homosexuals from subversives" and "But look Lerner, we"re both Americans, aren"t we?.
A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States. Senator from Nebraska from 1943 to 1951. He was mayor of Pawnee City from 1929 to 1931, simultaneously serving as a member of the Nebraska State Senate from 1929 to 1932.