title: John A. McShane
text: John Albert McShane (August 25, 1850 – November 10, 1923) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was the first Democrat to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska, serving one term from 1887 to 1889.
  
  Early life and education 
  McShane was born in New Lexington, Ohio, on August 25, 1850. In 1871, he moved to the Wyoming Territory, and in 1874 he moved to Omaha, Nebraska.
  
  Career 
  He started out in the livestock business but eventually became a director of the First National Bank of Omaha.
  
  Politics 
  McShane was elected to the Nebraska state house of representatives in 1880 and to the state senate in 1882, serving there until 1886, when he ran for a seat in  Congress
  
  Congress 
  He won the seat in Nebraska's 1st congressional district, serving in the Fiftieth United States Congress from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889. 
  
  In 1888, he ran for Governor of Nebraska but lost the election to John Milton Thayer.
  
  Later career 
  After retirement McShane worked against the right of women to vote. He was a member of the Nebraska Men's Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, which desired to restrict voting to white men of high social class.
  
  Death and burial 
  McShane died in Omaha on November 10, 1923; he was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha.
  
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  1850 births
  1923 deaths
  Democratic Party members of the Nebraska House of Representatives
  Democratic Party Nebraska state senators
  People from New Lexington, Ohio
  Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska