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Mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada

Mayors of Las Vegas, 1911-2004 (may be incomplete!)
Peter Buol 1911-13 W. L. 'Bill' Hawkins 1913-19 W. E. Ferron 1919-21 Horace Jones 1921 Charles Ireland 1921 W. C. 'Bill' German 1921-22 W. C. 'Bill' German 1923-25 J. F. 'Fred' Hesse 1925-31 Ernest W. Cragin 1931-35 Leonard Arnett 1935-38 H. P. Marble 1938-39 John L. Russell 1939-41 Herbert Krause 1941 Howell Garrison 1941-43 Ernest W. Cragin 1943-51 Charles D. Baker 1951-59 Oran K. Gragson 1959-75 William Briare 1975-87 Ronald Lurie 1987-91 Jan Laverty Jones 1991-99 Oscar B. Goodman 1999-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1921 Jul 23: Horace Jones, died in office.
  • 1921 Aug 3: Charles Ireland, appointed.
  • 1921 Oct 4: Charles Ireland, resigned; W. C. 'Bill' German, appointed.
  • 1922 Jan 6: W. C. 'Bill' German, resigned.
  • 1938 May 4: Leonard Arnett, resigned; H. P. Marble, appointed.
  • 1941 May 12: John L. Russell, removed.
  • 1975: Harry Reid, defeated.

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    Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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