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Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) —
also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy
Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of
Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry";
"Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted
Desert" —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev., September
13, 1874.
Son of William Henry Ashurst and Sarah Elizabeth (Bogard) Ashurst.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1902; Coconino
County District Attorney, 1905-08; delegate to
Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1912-41.
Catholic.
Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I." Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1962 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Hubert Bilbray (b. 1938) —
also known as James H. Bilbray —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., May 19,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1987-95; defeated, 1972,
1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Emmet Derby Boyle (1879-1926) —
also known as Emmet D. Boyle —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Gold Hill, Storey
County, Nev., July 26,
1879.
Son of Edward Daugherty Boyle and Sarah (Donoghue) Boyle.
Democrat. Mining engineer;
Governor
of Nevada, 1915-23.
Catholic. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., January
3, 1926 (age 46 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Edward Peter Carville (1885-1956) —
also known as Edward P. Carville; E. P.
Carville —
of Nevada.
Born in Mound Valley, Elko
County, Nev., May 14,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1934-39; Governor of
Nevada, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1945-47.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 27,
1956 (age 71 years, 44
days).
Interment at Nevada
Memorial Park Mausoleum, Reno, Nev.
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John Martin Costello (1903-1976) —
also known as John M. Costello —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,
1932, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, of heart
failure, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., August
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Paul Dominque Laxalt (b. 1922) —
also known as Paul Laxalt —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., August 2,
1922.
Son of Dominique Laxalt and Theresa (Alpetche) Laxalt.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1963-67; Governor of
Nevada, 1967-71; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1974-87; defeated, 1964.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patrick Anthony McCarran (1876-1954) —
also known as Patrick A. McCarran; Pat
McCarran —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., August 8,
1876.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Nevada state legislature, 1903; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1913; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1933-54; died in office 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952.
Catholic.
Died September
28, 1954 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Robert Joseph Miller (b. 1945) —
also known as Robert J. Miller; Bob Miller —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 30,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clark
County District Attorney, 1979-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1987-89; Governor of
Nevada, 1989-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) —
also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., September
10, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by
a mortar round and lost his
lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
W. Cannon; Governor of
Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
Catholic.
Suffered a heart
attack at St. Viator Catholic Church,
and died soon after in a hospital,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 5,
2004 (age 74 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
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Jon C. Porter (b. 1955) —
of Boulder City, Clark
County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, May 16,
1955.
Republican. Mayor, Boulder City, Nev., 1987-91; member of Nevada
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 3rd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (b. 1921) —
also known as Barbara F. Vucanovich —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Camp Dix, Burlington
County, N.J., June 22,
1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1983-97.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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