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He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and came west to look after business interests of the Stokes family . He joined the Nevada Bar in 1898, and made his fortune in the 1900 silver boom in Tonopah, becoming manager of the Tonopah Mining Company .
He served as governor between 1911 and 1915 (as an unmarried man, his mother Ellen Oddie and his sisters acted as official hostesses). On March 17, 1911 he signed the city charter for Las Vegas. He married Daisy Randal Mackeigan in 1918.
He was a Republican senator from 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke to 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu, losing his bid for a third term to Pat McCarranPatrick Anthony McCarran ( August 8, 1876 September 28, 1954) was a Nevada senator for 22 years and noted for his strong anti- Communist stance. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was named after him. Pat McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada. After.
He died in San Francisco and is buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery , Carson City, NevadaCarson City redirects here. There is also Carson City, Michigan. Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada in the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, its population is 52,457. Carson City is now an independent city, not part of any co. Mount Oddie near Tonopah is named after him.
| Preceded by : Denver S. Dickerson | Governors of NevadaList of Nevada Governors Henry G. Blasdel Republican 1864-1871 Lewis R. BradleyDemocratic 1871-1879 John H. Kinkead Republican 1879-1883 Jewett W. AdamsDemocratic 1883-1887 Charles C. Stevenson Republican 1887-1890 Frank Bell Republican 1890-1891 Roswell | Succeeded by: Emmet D. BoyleEmmet Derby Boyle ( July 26, 1879 January 3, 1926) was a Governor of Nevada. He was a Democrat. Boyle was born in Virginia City, Nevada in 1879. He was a mining engineer, and was the Governor between 1915 and 1923. He died in 1926. Boyle, Emmet D. Boyle, |