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01 Nov 2018

John Sparks

JOHN SPARKS, the tenth governor of Nevada, was born in Mississippi on August 30, 1843. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native state. Before…

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01 Nov 2018

Denver Sylvester Dickerson

DENVER S. DICKERSON, the eleventh governor of Nevada, was born in Millville, California on January 24, 1872. His education was limited and attained in the public schools of his native…

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01 Nov 2018

Tasker Lowndes Oddie

TASKER L. ODDIE, the twelfth governor of Nevada, was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 24, 1870. His early education was attained in the New Jersey public school system.…

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01 Nov 2018

Emmet Derby Boyle

EMMET D. BOYLE, the thirteenth governor of Nevada and the first native born Nevodan governor, was born in Gold Hill, Nevada on July 26, 1879. His education was attained at…

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01 Nov 2018

James Graves Scrugham

JAMES G. SCRUGHAM, the fourteenth governor of Nevada, was born in Lexington, Kentucky on January 19, 1880. His education was attained at the University of Kentucky, where he earned a…

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31 Oct 2018

Frederick Bennett Balzar

FREDERICK B. BALZAR, the fifteenth governor of Nevada, was born in Virginia City, Nevada, on June 15, 1880. His early education was attained in Nevada's common schools, and later he…

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31 Oct 2018

Morley Isaac Griswold

MORLEY I. GRISWOLD, acting governor of Nevada, was born in Elko, Nevada, on October 10, 1890. His education was attained at the University of Michigan, where he earned an A.B.…

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31 Oct 2018

Richard Kirman

RICHARD KIRMAN, the seventeenth governor of Nevada, was born in Virginia City, Nevada, on January 14, 1877. His early education was attained in the Nevada public schools, and later he…

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31 Oct 2018

Edward Peter Carville

EDWARD P. CARVILLE, the eighteenth governor of Nevada, was born in Mound Valley, Nevada, on May 14, 1885. His education was attained at Notre Dame University, where he earned his…

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31 Oct 2018

Vail Montgomery Pittman

VAIL M. PITTMAN, the nineteenth governor of Nevada, was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on September 17, 1883. His education was attained at the University of the South and Brown's Business…

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31 Oct 2018

Charles Hinton Russell

CHARLES H. RUSSELL, the twentieth governor of Nevada, was born in Lovelock, Nevada, on December 27, 1903. His education was attained at Elko High School and at the University of…

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31 Oct 2018

Grant Sawyer

GRANT SAWYER, the twenty-first governor of Nevada, was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on December 14, 1918. His education was attained at the University of Nevada, where he graduated in…

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