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He was the 16th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1927 to 1934. He became the governor of Nevada upon the death of Governor Frederick Balzar on March 21, 1934. Unsuccessful in his election bid, he left office in January 1935. Griswold died on October 3, 1951, in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 60. [1]
He was the 20th lieutenant governor of Nevada from January 1947 to December 1954. Clifford A. Jones was also the founder of the Jones, Jones, Close & Brown branch of the one of Nevada's legendary law firms, today known as Jones Vargas. [2] Cliff Jones was born in Long Lane, Missouri. His family moved to Las Vegas in 1931 while Cliff was in ...
The lieutenant governor of Nevada is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The lieutenant governor maintains an office in Carson City, Nevada at the Nevada State Capitol and is elected separately from the Governor, and may therefore be from a different party than the Governor. The incumbent ...
Myron E. Leavitt (October 27, 1930 – January 9, 2004) was an American politician who was the 27th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983. He was a native of Las Vegas, Nevada , and served in many political positions, including the Clark County Commission from 1971 to 1974, and the Las Vegas City Council from 1975 to 1978.
from Nevada's at-large district; In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945: Preceded by: James G. Scrugham: Succeeded by: Berkeley L. Bunker: 15th and 18th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada; In office January 2, 1939 – January 3, 1943: Governor: Edward P. Carville: Preceded by: Fred S. Alward: Succeeded by: Vail M. Pittman: In office January ...
Frazier served in the Nevada Assembly from her first election in 1950 until 1962, when she was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Gov. Grant Sawyer to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rex Bell. She served the remaining six months in Bell's term, retired and died within a year of leaving office. [3]
A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 26th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1975 to 1979 and was the party's nominee for Governor of Nevada in 1978. In 1986, Rose was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court. He was elected three times to the Nevada Supreme Court serving from 1989 to 2007.
Henry C. Davis (18 June 1848 – 22 August 1889) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Nevada as a member of the Republican party from 1887 until his death in 1889. He was the first in the state's history to die in office.