Andrew D. MajorsAndrew D. Majors

Andrew Dorsey Majors was the son of Wilson E. and Olive C. Nickell Majors. He was born in Peru, Nebraska on January 28, 1882. He was educated in Peru and attended Peru State Teachers College from which he graduated in 1901. On June 3, 1907, Andrew Majors married Mary Jones and to his union two daughters, Betty and Mary Edith were born. From 1901-03 he was employed by a sheep company in Northwestern Nebraska and Wyoming. From 1903-07 he worked for the Omaha Packing Company, Chicago and Omaha. In 1907 he was employed by the livestock department of the CB & O Railroad and later as the car distributor in the transportation department. In 1910 he became the office manager and later, the general manager, the secretary-treasurer of the Martin Bros. Company of Omaha.

On the Omaha Livestock Exchange, he served as director for 15 years, two years as vice-president, two years as president, and two years as a member of the nutritional executive committee, six years as chairman of the legislative committee. He organized and became the first president of the United States Livestock Association which was organized in 1910. Mr. Majors was active in state and national livestock legislation. He was treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the United States Livestock Commission. He was the secretary of the South Omaha Bridle Committee. He was the vice-chairman of the board of regents of Omaha University. He was a member of "C of C", Ak-Sar-Ben, Af & AM, Scott Rite, Shrine, and Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church. His hobby was farming.