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Josiah Richardson Shurtleff 1916 - 2007

Josiah Richardson Shurtleff of Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska was born on October 22, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on December 18, 2007.
Josiah Richardson Shurtleff
Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska 68376
October 22, 1916
December 18, 2007
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  • 10/22
    1916

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    October 22, 1916
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  • 12/18
    2007

    Death

    December 18, 2007
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    Josiah Richardson Shurtleff lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1916, in the year that Josiah Richardson Shurtleff was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1935, Josiah was 19 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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