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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Ulysses
Arentz —
of Simpson (unknown
county), Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1879.
Son of Andrew Charles Arentz and Mary M. (Shaw) Arentz.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
mining
superintendent; chief engineer for several Western railroads;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 17,
1934 (age 55 years, 160
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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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.
Son of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson.
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 1968
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson; married, November
28, 1908, to Katherine Jackson (died 1954); married, September
1, 1961, to Cecil Payn Chapman. |
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Son of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt.
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 April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Bennett Balzar (1880-1934) —
also known as Frederick B. Balzar; Fred B.
Balzar —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev., June 15,
1880.
Son of Serafino Balzar and Minnie (Bennett) Balzar.
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; 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
Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring.
Democrat. Furniture
business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles; Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937) —
also known as Richard H. Bryan —
of Nevada.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1972-78; Nevada
state attorney general, 1979-83; defeated, 1974; Governor of
Nevada, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Wilson Coleman (b. 1869) —
also known as Ben W. Coleman —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Ballsville, Powhatan
County, Va., July 1,
1869.
Son of John Coleman and Arabella (Smith) Coleman.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada 9th District, 1911-15; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-27, 1931-33.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married, June 5,
1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married, July 17,
1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley. |
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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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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.
Son of James Edward Greenan and Margaret A. (Galligan) Greenan.
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.
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Morley Isaac Griswold (1890-1951) —
also known as Morley Griswold —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Elko, Elko
County, Nev., October
10, 1890.
Son of Chauncey Warner Griswold and Mary Ellen (Dakin) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1927-34; Governor of
Nevada, 1934-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died October
3, 1951 (age 60 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson.
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.
The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for
him.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Interment at Elko
Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
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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; 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.
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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.
Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie.
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; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940.
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.
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Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) —
also known as F. Grant Sawyer —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, December
14, 1918.
Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American
Legion; Lions; Eagles.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., February
19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Palm
Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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