James Dahlman
James Charles Dahlman , also known as Jim Dahlman, Cowboy Jim and Mayor Jim, was elected to eight terms as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city foryears over a 23yearperiod. A GermanAmerican and an agnostic, Dahlman grew up in a ranching area and started working as a Texas cowboy. He was elected as a county sheriff and small town mayor in western Nebraska before moving to Omaha.
James Charles Dahlman was born in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas in 1856. He was the eldest son of Charles and Mary Dahlman, both German Americans. At age 17, he won a Texas state riding competition and became a cowhand shortly afterwards. He was known as an expert with the lariat. In 1878, at the age of 22, Dahlman killed his brotherinlaw during an argument and fled to western Nebraska, where he used the name Jim Murray. Dahlman later learned a judge ruled the killing was selfdefense. After working as a cowpuncher at the NBar Newman Ranch near Gordon for several years, Dahlman became a range boss.
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