Politician Professors in Nevada
University and College Faculty, Professors, Deans
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Politician Professors in Nevada
University and College Faculty, Professors, Deans
Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) —
also known as Cecil W. Creel —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., October
22, 1889.
Son of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942; dean of agriculture, University
of Nevada.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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