David Clement Deaver was born in Ohio and came to Nebraska when a young man, and to Omaha in 1887. He was one of the founders of the populist party and was prominent in it up to the time they affiliated with the democratic party in 1900 ; he was chairman of its national committee and two terms chairman of the state central committee ; was its candidate for congress from this district in 1892 and steward at the Deaf Institute at Omaha for four years.
He supported President McKinley in 1900 and was appointed by him receiver of the land office at O'Neill, Nebraska, and was reappointed by President Roosevelt in 1907, after which he resigned to accept the office of land and colonization agent for the B. & M. railroad, which position he held at the time of his death. Mr. Deaver was the soul of honor, loyal to his God, his family, his country and his friends.