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Joyce Ellen Anderson (b. 1936) —
also known as Joyce Anderson; Joyce Ellen
Detton —
of Incline Village, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y., February
9, 1936.
Daughter of Dean Henry Detton and Maline (Pessetto) Detton.
Republican. Registered
nurse; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1972.
Female.
Mormon.
Still living as of 1973.
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Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (1906-1999) —
also known as Berkeley L. Bunker —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. Thomas, Clark
County, Nev., August
12, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1940-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1945-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944.
Mormon.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., January
21, 1999 (age 92 years, 162
days).
Interment at Eden
Vale Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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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.
Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon.
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.
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James Arthur Gibbons (b. 1944) —
also known as Jim Gibbons —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev., December
16, 1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; geologist;
airline
pilot; lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1989-93; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1997-2006; Governor of
Nevada, 2007-; defeated, 1994.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr. (1893-1979) —
also known as Abe Murdock —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Utah.
Born in Austin, Lander
County, Nev., July 18,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Beaver
County Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1933-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1941-47; defeated, 1946; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1947-57.
Mormon.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
15, 1979 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Beaver, Utah.
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Harry Mason Reid (b. 1939) —
also known as Harry Reid —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.; Searchlight, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Searchlight, Clark
County, Nev., December
2, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1969-70; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1970-74; candidate for mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1975; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1983-87; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1987-; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Nevada, 2008.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2010.
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William Thomas Stewart (1853-1935) —
also known as William T. Stewart —
of Kanab, Kane
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
18, 1853.
Member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1887-89.
Mormon.
Died in Alamo, Lincoln
County, Nev., August
21, 1935 (age 81 years, 307
days).
Interment at Alamo
Cemetery, Alamo, 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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