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Politician members in Nevada

  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). Interment at Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Hunt Atkinson (1881-1968) — also known as Harry H. Atkinson — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, May 22, 1881. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Nye County District Attorney, 1917-20; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1926-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, Zeta Psi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in January, 1968 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson; married, November 28, 1908, to Katherine Jackson; married, September 1, 1961, to Cecil Payn Chapman.
  Albert Douglass Ayres (1874-1944) — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Fort Bidwell, Modoc County, Calif., June 25, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1911-13. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died October 3, 1944 (age 70 years, 100 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Irvin Ayres and Annie Laura (Poore) Ayres; married to Emma McCormick and Enola Sims.
  Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 8, 1884. 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, from heart disease and pneumonia, in a hospital at Reno, Washoe County, Nev., April 2, 1966 (age 81 years, 268 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29, 1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze.
  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; defeated, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles. Died in 1972 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Frederick Bennett Balzar (1880-1934) — also known as Frederick B. Balzar; Fred B. Balzar — of Mina, Mineral County, Nev.; Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Virginia City, Storey County, Nev., June 15, 1880. Republican. Mining business; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1905; member of Nevada state senate, 1909-17; Mineral County Sheriff and Assessor, 1917-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1920 (alternate), 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932; Nevada Republican state chair, 1924-25; Governor of Nevada, 1927-34; died in office 1934. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary. Died, in the Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nev., March 21, 1934 (age 53 years, 279 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Serafino Balzar and Minnie (Bennett) Balzar; married, November 11, 1907, to Idelle Edna Sinnamon.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) — also known as Charles Brown — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Coweta, Wagoner County, Okla., October 22, 1920. Democrat. Radio station program director; advertising business; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960; oil executive. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Lions. Died in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., June 10, 2003 (age 82 years, 231 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) — also known as Hugh H. Brown — of San Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye County, Nev. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 4, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads and mining companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920 (alternate). Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Judicature Society; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died February 26, 1975 (age 102 years, 298 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown; married, February 7, 1904, to Marjorie Moore.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) — also known as Howard W. Cannon — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, January 26, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982. Mormon. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Lions; Elks. Died, of congestive heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 6, 2002 (age 90 years, 39 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon; married, December 21, 1945, to Dorothy Pace.
  Cross-reference: Mike O'Callaghan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books about Howard Cannon: Michael Vernetti, Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada: A Biography
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Thomas Owen Craven (b. 1905) — also known as Thomas O. Craven — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Rocklin, Placer County, Calif., August 31, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1942-45. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Glenn Craven and Beatrice (Owens) Craven; married, December 29, 1939, to Margaret Jeannette Crosby.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of James Green Ford and Anna L. (Ficklin) Ford; married 1914 to Elizabeth Beryl Seger.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Tucumcari, Quay County, N.M., February 14, 1911. Republican. Furniture merchant; appliance dealer; mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1962. Baptist. Member, Elks; Eagles. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., October 7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Walter Gragson and Willie (Mun) Gragson; married, December 21, 1934, to Bonnie Henley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archie C. Grant (b. 1894) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Ely, St. Louis County, Minn., March 9, 1894. Democrat. Automobile dealer; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Democratic National Committee from Nevada, 1940; 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant; married, August 8, 1921, to Zora Faye Marble.
  James Owen Greenan (1888-c.1952) — also known as J. O. Greenan — of Mina, Mineral County, Nev.; Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., January 3, 1888. Republican. Mining engineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940. Member, Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., about 1952 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Edward Greenan and Margaret A. (Galligan) Greenan; married, October 1, 1923, to Edith Emmons; married, March 17, 1940, to Gladys Ryan; married, March 14, 1946, to Ruth Hutchinson.
  George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) — also known as George Hawes — of Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, May 10, 1904. School teacher; automobile dealer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958 (Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1954. Member, Rotary; Elks. Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably the oldest elected official in the history of Nevada. Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing home, Carson City, Nev., April 9, 2002 (age 97 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) — also known as Charles B. Henderson — of Elko, Elko County, Nev.; Washington, D.C. Born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 8, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928, 1936; president and director, Elko Telephone and Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153 days). Interment at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah Watts (Bradley) Henderson; married 1901 to Ethel Laura Smith; grandson of Lewis Rice Bradley.
  The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) — also known as Dryden Kuser — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., September 24, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29; member of New Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance agent; real estate broker. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Grange; Audubon Society. Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 3, 1964 (age 66 years, 161 days). Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Rudolph Kuser and Susan Fairchild (Dryden) Kuser; married, April 26, 1919, to Roberta Brooke Russell; married, September 6, 1930, to Vieva Marie Fisher; married to Grace Egglesfield; father of Anthony Dryden Marshall; grandson of John Fairfield Dryden.
  Political family: Dryden-Marshall family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Frank List (b. 1936) — also known as Robert List — of Carson City, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., September 1, 1936. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1968, 1972 (delegation chair); Nevada state attorney general, 1971-78; Governor of Nevada, 1979-83. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Way List and Alice A. (Dove) List; married, July 1, 1962, to Kathryn Sue Geary.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
George W. Malone 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; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924, 1960; 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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
Tasker L. Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) — also known as Tasker L. Oddie — of Nye County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 20, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; mining business; Nye County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada state senate, 1904-08; Governor of Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1940 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120 days). Interment at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November 30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall.
  Oddie Boulevard, in Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Samuel Platt (1874-1964) — also known as Sam Platt — of Carson City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Carson City, Nev., November 17, 1874. 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; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1914, 1916, 1922 (primary), 1928, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1916, 1920, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in 1964 (age about 89 years). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Platt and Malvina (Bash) Platt; married, January 30, 1918, to Helen Marks Faith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  John Adams Sanders (b. 1866) — also known as John A. Sanders — of Nye County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Wythe County, Va., October 16, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Nye County District Attorney, 1911-16; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1917-35; chief justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927-29, 1933-34. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son of William C. Sanders and Florence (Peirce) Sanders; married, July 17, 1910, to Maybelle Hunter Romeigh.
  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.
  Cross-reference: Helen Delich Bentley
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
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