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Helen Delich Bentley (b. 1923) —
also known as Helen Delich —
of Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Ruth, White Pine
County, Nev., November
28, 1923.
Daughter of Michael Delich and Mary (Kovich) Delich.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; campaign manager for Nevada
U.S. Sen. James
G. Scrugham, 1942; chair, Federal Maritime Commission, 1969; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1985-95; defeated,
1980, 1982, 2002; candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 1994.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Serbian
ancestry. Member, Theta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Orion Clemens (1825-1897) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.; Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Missouri, October
6, 1825.
Son of John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847).
Newspaper publisher; lawyer; secretary
of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1865.
Died in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, December
11, 1897 (age 72 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Marshall Clemens (1798-1847); married, December
19, 1854, to Mary E. 'Mollie' Stotts; brother of Samuel Langhorne
Clemens (1835-1910; author and humorist, best known as 'Mark
Twain'). |
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Denver Sylvester Dickerson (1872-1925) —
also known as Denver S. Dickerson —
of Nevada.
Born in Millville, Shasta
County, Calif., January
24, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1907-10; Governor of
Nevada, 1908-11; defeated, 1910.
Died November
28, 1925 (age 53 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Charles West Kendall (1828-1914) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Hamilton (unknown
county), Nev.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, April 22,
1828.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; newspaper editor; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1871-75.
Died in Mt. Rainier, Prince
George's County, Md., June 25,
1914 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) —
also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., September
10, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by
a mortar round and lost his
lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
W. Cannon; Governor of
Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun
newspaper.
Catholic.
Suffered a heart
attack at St. Viator Catholic Church,
and died soon after in a hospital,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 5,
2004 (age 74 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
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Vail Montgomery Pittman (1883-1964) —
also known as Vail Pittman —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., September
17, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Nevada
state senate; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada; elected 1942; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1944,
1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1945-51; defeated, 1950, 1954.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 134
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, 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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