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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Nu
Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Son of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Judicature
Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) —
also known as F. Grant Sawyer —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, December
14, 1918.
Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American
Legion; Lions; Eagles.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., February
19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Palm
Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Erroll James Livingston Taber (1877-1947) —
also known as E. J. L. Taber —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Lander
County, Nev., November
29, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1909-11; district judge in Nevada 4th
District, 1911-23; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1935-47; died in office 1947; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1939-40, 1945-46.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died February
6, 1947 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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