Philip C. Sorensen

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|name = Philip C. Sorensen

|image = Philip C. Sorensen.png

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|order = 27th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

|term_start = January 7, 1965

|term_end = January 5, 1967

|governor = Frank B. Morrison

|predecessor = Dwight W. Burney

|successor = John E. Everroad

|birth_name = Philip Chaikin Sorensen

|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|31}}

|birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|12|1933|8|31}}

|death_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

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|party = Democratic

|spouse = {{Marriage|Janice Lichtenberger|1958}}

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|parents = Christian A. Sorensen
Annis Chaikin Sorensen

|relatives = Ted Sorensen (brother)

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Philip Chaikin Sorensen (August 31, 1933{{spaced ndash}}February 12, 2017){{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DBg8AQAAIAAJ&q=Philip+Sorensen |title= The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory |volume= 16 | page= 2422 | publisher= LexisNexis. |year= 1993|isbn= 9781561600496 }} was an American politician and law professor. He was the 27th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1965 to 1967.

Early life and education

Sorensen was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the son of Christian A. Sorensen, a Danish American who was Nebraska Attorney General (1929–33),{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-rutten6-2008may06,1,1747761.story | work=Los Angeles Times | title='Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History' by Ted Sorensen | first= Tim | last= Rutten | date= 6 May 2008}} and Annis (Chaikin) Sorensen, who was of Russian Jewish descent.{{cite book| last= Marcus |first= Jacob Rader |year= 1981 |title= The American Jewish Woman, 1654-1980 |publisher= KTAV Publishing House |page= 173}} He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Nebraska. Sorensen was admitted to the bar in Nebraska, Indiana, and Washington.

Political career

Sorensen was elected lieutenant governor in the 1964 election, defeating Republican Charles Thone (who later served in the US Congress and as governor).{{cite book| last1= Olson |first1= James C. |first2= Ronald C. |last2= Naugle |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=pyHHZ2__dT0C&pg=PA357 |title= History of Nebraska |pages= 357, 362 |edition= 3d | year= 1997|publisher= U of Nebraska Press |isbn= 0803286058 }} He then ran for governor in 1966, but was defeated by Republican Norbert Tiemann.{{cite news| last= Walton |first= Don |date= 26 August 2009 |url= http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_b0362c14-92a2-11de-a07a-001cc4c002e0.html |title= Nebraska senators hail Kennedy as epic figure | newspaper= Lincoln Journal Star }}

Later career

Sorensen became a law professor at the Ohio State University.[http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/bios.php?ID=84 Philip C. Sorensen - Professor Emeritus of Law], Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University. Retrieved 13 March 2013. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116212120/http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/bios.php?ID=84 |date=January 16, 2012 }} Courses he taught included: Torts, Business Organizations, Federal Income Tax, Legislation, and Nonprofit Organizations.{{cite web| url= http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/professor/philip-c-sorensen/ |title= Professors: Philip C. Sorensen | publisher= Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University | accessdate= 17 December 2014}}

Personal life

In 1958, Sorensen married Janice Lichtenberger in Lincoln, Nebraska. They have four children and five grandchildren.

Sorensen, a sculptor for many years, displays his work at [http://www.Somesculpture.com somesculpture.com]

Sorensen died on February 12, 2017, at home in Columbus, Ohio.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=philip-chaikin-sorensen&pid=184138069 Obituary]