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Abner Coburn Cleveland (1839-1903) —
also known as A. C. Cleveland —
of Bloomfield (now part of Skowhegan), Somerset
County, Maine; Cleveland (unknown
county), Nev.
Born in Maine, November
17, 1839.
Son of James Cleveland (1793-1881) and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Parker)
Cleveland (1796-1879).
Republican. Cattleman; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1869; member of Nevada
state senate, 1870-74; Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1888,
1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1892,
1896;
candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1894, 1902.
Died in Nevada, 1903
(age about
63 years).
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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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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John Sparks (1843-1908) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of Nevada.
Born August
30, 1843.
Rancher; Governor of
Nevada, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Died May 22,
1908 (age 64 years, 266
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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James Leo Wadsworth (b. 1922) —
also known as J. L. Wadsworth —
of Panaca, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Alamo, Lincoln
County, Nev., May 21,
1922.
Son of James Allen Wadsworth and Lois (Stewart) Wadsworth.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
rancher; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1949-50; lawyer.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1963.
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