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Charles Duncan Baker (1901-1972) —
also known as Charles D. Baker; C. D.
Baker —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
26, 1901.
Democrat. Civil and mining engineer;
member of Nevada
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-48; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Nevada
state senate, 1947-50; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions;
Eagles; Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Son of Jacob H. Bible and Isabel (Welsh) Bible.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) —
also known as Edward A. Ducker —
of Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1870.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt
County District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th
District, 1911-18; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher;
real
estate broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Tucumcari, Quay
County, N.M., February
14, 1911.
Son of Robert Walter Gragson and Willie (Mun) Gragson.
Republican. Furniture
merchant; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died October
7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archie C. Grant (b. 1894) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Ely, St. Louis
County, Minn., March 9,
1894.
Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1941-42; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1943-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) —
also known as George W. Malone —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fredonia, Wilson
County, Kan., August 7,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1961 (age 70 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Platt (b. 1874) —
also known as Sam Platt —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Carson
City, Nev., November
17, 1874.
Son of Joseph Platt and Malvina (Bash) Platt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Nevada State House of Representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1906-14; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1914, 1916, 1928, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1916,
1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; Elks;
Eagles; Rotary.
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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James Graves Scrugham (1880-1945) —
also known as James G. Scrugham; J. G.
Scrugham —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
19, 1880.
Democrat. University
professor; newspaper
editor and publisher; Governor of
Nevada, 1923-27; defeated, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1933-42; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died June 23,
1945 (age 65 years, 155
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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