Elmer Burkett
 Elmer Jacob Burkett (December 1 1867 – May 23 1935) was a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska.Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Tabor College in 1890 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1893. He served as principal of the Leigh Nebraska public schools from 1890–1892; he was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Lincoln Nebraska.