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UnknownLocation
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Sebastian Boyle (1888-1949) — also known asWilliam S. Boyle — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January22, 1888.Democrat.Brickmason;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;NevadaDemocratic state chair, 1931; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1936(secretary,PlatformCommittee;speaker);U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1939.Irishancestry.Died in1949(ageabout61 years).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives:Married to Myrtle Jane McGrath. |
HillsideCemetery
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Williams Cassidy (1836-1892) — also known asGeorge W. Cassidy — of Eureka,EurekaCounty, Nev.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,April25, 1836.Democrat. Member of Nevada state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1881-85; defeated, 1890.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 24,1892 (age56 years, 60days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
Masonic MemorialGardens
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Key Pittman (1872-1940) — of Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska; Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,September19, 1872.Democrat.Went tothe Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1913-40; defeated, 1910; died in office 1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.It was rumored for years that he died before his final election in1940, and that party leaders kept his body on ice in a hotel bathtubuntil he was re-elected; this story has been disproven. In fact, hesuffered a severeheartattack before the election, at the RiversideHotel,and died after the election at the Washoe GeneralHospital,Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,November10, 1940 (age68 years, 52days).Entombed in mausoleum at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | James Graves Scrugham (1880-1945) — also known asJames G. Scrugham;J. G.Scrugham —of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January19, 1880.Democrat.Universityprofessor;newspapereditor and publisher;Governor ofNevada, 1923-27; defeated, 1926;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1933-42; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1942-45; died in office 1945.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.DiedJune 23,1945 (age65 years, 155days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | John Sparks (1843-1908) — also known as"Honest John" — of Nevada. Born inWinstonCounty, Miss.,August30, 1843.Rancher;Governorof Nevada, 1903-08; died in office 1908.Died inCarsonCity, Nev.,May 22,1908 (age64 years, 266days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Frederick Bennett Balzar (1880-1934) — also known asFrederick B. Balzar;Fred B.Balzar —of Mina,MineralCounty, Nev.; Hawthorne,MineralCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.,June 15,1880.Republican.Miningbusiness; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1905; member ofNevadastate senate, 1909-17;MineralCounty Sheriff and Assessor, 1917-27; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1920(alternate),1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932;NevadaRepublican state chair, 1924-25;Governor ofNevada, 1927-34; died in office 1934.ChristianScientist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Rotary.Died, in theGovernor'sMansion,CarsonCity, Nev.,March21, 1934 (age53 years, 279days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | George Stuart Nixon (1860-1912) — also known asGeorge S. Nixon — of Winnemucca,HumboldtCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Newcastle,PlacerCounty, Calif.,April 2,1860.Republican. President, First NationalBank(Winnemucca, Nev.), Nixon NationalBank(Reno, Nev.), and TonopahBankingCorp.; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1890;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,1908,1912.DiedJune 5,1912 (age52 years, 64days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) — also known asAlan Bible — ofStoreyCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Lovelock,PershingCounty, Nev.,November20, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;StoreyCounty District Attorney, 1935-38;Nevadastate attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1952,1956;speaker,1968;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission onIntergovernmental Relations, 1955.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Eagles;Rotary;PhiAlpha Delta;LambdaChi Alpha.Died in Auburn,PlacerCounty, Calif.,September12, 1988 (age78 years, 297days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Vail Montgomery Pittman (1880-1964) — also known asVail Pittman — of Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.; Ely,White PineCounty, Nev.; Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,September17, 1880.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNevadastate senate, 1930;LieutenantGovernor of Nevada; elected 1942; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1944; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1944,1956;Governorof Nevada, 1945-51; defeated, 1950, 1954.Died, fromlungcancer, in St. Mary'sHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,January29, 1964 (age83 years, 134days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | William Alexander Massey (1856-1914) — of Nevada. Born in Oakfield,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,October7, 1856.Republican. Member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1892;justice ofNevada state supreme court, 1896;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1912-13; defeated, 1912.Diedona train near Litchfield (unknowncounty), Nev.,March 5,1914 (age57 years, 149days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Francis Jardine Bell (1840-1927) — also known asFrank Bell — of Nevada. Born in Toronto,Ontario,January28, 1840.Republican.Governor ofNevada, 1890-91.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,February13, 1927 (age87 years, 16days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Ernest S. Brown (1903-1965) — of Nevada. Born in Alturas,ModocCounty, Calif.,September25, 1903.Republican. Member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1933; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1954.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,July 23,1965 (age61 years, 301days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Samuel Platt (1874-1964) — also known asSam Platt — ofCarsonCity, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born inCarsonCity, Nev.,November17, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1903-05;Speaker ofthe Nevada State House of Representatives, 1905;U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1906-14; Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1914, 1916, 1922 (primary), 1928, 1940;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,1916,1920,1932.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanArbitration Association;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;B'naiB'rith;Elks;Eagles;Rotary.Died in1964(ageabout89 years).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) — also known asSamuel S. Arentz;UlyssesArentz —of Simpson,LyonCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January8, 1879.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;miningsuperintendent; chief engineer for several Westernrailroads;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nevada,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 17,1934 (age55 years, 160days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (1911-1975) — also known asWalter S. Baring, Jr. — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Goldfield,EsmeraldaCounty, Nev.,September9, 1911.Democrat.Furniturebusiness;chair ofWashoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1952,1956.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;Lions;Eagles;Sertoma.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 13,1975 (age63 years, 307days).Cremated;ashes interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Charles Lenmore Richards (1877-1953) — also known asCharles L. Richards — of Nevada. Born in Nevada,1877.Democrat. Member of Nevada state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1923-25; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,1924;candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1930.Died in1953(ageabout76 years).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Thomas Wren (1826-1904) — of Nevada. Born in Ohio,1826.Member of Nevada state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1877-79; defeated(People's), 1898.Died in1904(ageabout78 years).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Thomas Woodnutt Miller (1886-1973) — also known asThomas W. Miller — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 26,1886.Republican.Secretaryof state of Delaware, 1913-15;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1915-17; defeated, 1916;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;DeltaPhi.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,May 5,1973 (age86 years, 313days).Cremated;ashes interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | George Wingfield (1876-1959) — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,August16, 1876.Republican.Rancher;miningbusiness;banker;hotelowner; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nevada, 1920-24; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1924.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in WashoeMedicalCenter, Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,December25, 1959 (age83 years, 131days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens. | | Dwight Alson Dawson (1876-1914) — also known asDwight A. Dawson — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,November9, 1876.Republican. Postmaster atReno,Nev., 1902-14.Member,Elks;Freemasons.Died, fromappendicitisandlungcongestion, in St. GeorgeHospital,Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,September10, 1914 (age37 years, 305days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens.
Mater DolorosaCemetery
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Mountain ViewCemetery
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Patrick Anthony McCarran (1876-1954) — also known asPatrick A. McCarran;PatMcCarran —of Elko,ElkoCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,August8, 1876.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;member of Nevada state legislature, 1903;justice ofNevada state supreme court, 1913; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1952;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1933-54; died in office 1954.Catholic.DiedSeptember28, 1954 (age78 years, 51days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | Emmet Derby Boyle (1879-1926) — also known asEmmet D. Boyle — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Gold Hill,StoreyCounty, Nev.,July 26,1879.Democrat.Miningengineer;Governorof Nevada, 1915-23.Catholic.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,January3, 1926 (age46 years, 161days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | George Arthur Bartlett (1869-1951) — also known asGeorge A. Bartlett — of Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November30, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;EurekaCounty District Attorney, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1907-11.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 1,1951 (age81 years, 183days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.  | Daniel McGavin Hansen (1942-2002) — also known asDaniel M. Hansen;Dan Hansen — of Nevada. Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,January10, 1942.Motelmanager;roofingbusiness; Independent American candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1970, 1994; Independent American candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1992, 1996, 2000;Independent American candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1998.Mormon. Member,JohnBirch Society.While driving on Interstate 80 inicyconditions, his carskiddedinto the median and overturned several times; he was thrown from thecar and killed, near Winnemucca,HumboldtCounty, Nev.,January22, 2002 (age60 years, 12days). He would have survived the crash if he had worn a seatbelt; family members later said Hansen "would have been willing towear a seat belt if the government did not try to mandate it.".Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | | Jules Ernest Gignoux (1847-1914) — of Nevada. BornJuly 14,1847.Miningengineer;member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1890; member ofNevadastate senate, 1890;LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1890.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch14, 1914 (age66 years, 243days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
Nevada MemorialPark Mausoleum
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Peter Carville (1885-1956) — also known asEdward P. Carville;E. P.Carville —of Nevada. Born in Mound Valley,ElkoCounty, Nev.,May 14,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Nevada, 1928;U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1934-39;Governor ofNevada, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNevada,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1945-47.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Woodmen.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 27,1956 (age71 years, 44days).Interment at Nevada Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Kirman, Sr. (1877-1959) — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.,January14, 1877.Democrat. Member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1899;mayor ofReno, Nev., 1907-09;Governor ofNevada, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNevada,1936.DiedJanuary19, 1959 (age82 years, 5days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Edwin Ewing Roberts (1870-1933) — also known asEdwin E. Roberts;E. E.Roberts —ofCarsonCity, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Pleasant Grove,SutterCounty, Calif.,December12, 1870.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1911-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,1912,1924,1928(ConventionVice-President),1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1918;mayor ofReno, Nev., 1920.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen.Died in1933(ageabout62 years).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Our Mother ofSorrows Cemetery
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Edward Kinnikin (1898-1936) — also known asWilliam E. Kinnikin;BillKinnikin —of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.,February13, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atReno,Nev., 1934-36 (acting, 1934).Member,AmericanLegion.Died, from athroatinfection, in ahospitalat Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,December26, 1936 (age38 years, 317days).Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery.
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