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Politician Professors in Nevada
University and College Faculty, Professors, Deans

Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) — also known as Cecil W. Creel — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Angola, Steuben County, Ind., October 22, 1889. Republican. Agricultural extension agent; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1942; dean of agriculture, University of Nevada. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Jesters; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married, June 5, 1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married, July 17, 1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley.   James Graves Scrugham (1880-1945) — also known as James G. Scrugham; J. G. Scrugham — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 19, 1880. Democrat. University professor; newspaper editor and publisher; Governor of Nevada, 1923-27; defeated, 1926; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1933-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1940, 1944; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1942-45; died in office 1945. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died June 23, 1945 (age 65 years, 155 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.   Cross-reference: Helen Delich Bentley   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   William D. Tarrant (1929-1998) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., May 4, 1929. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; Gun Dog editor for Field & Stream magazine; twice named Dog Writer of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America; electrical equipment manufacturer; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1965-66; college professor. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., November 22, 1998 (age 69 years, 202 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Church of the Red Rocks Columbarium, Sedona, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of William W. Tarrant and Blanche (Risley) Tarrant.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alice Costandina Titus (b. 1950) — also known as Dina Titus — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga., May 23, 1950. Democrat. University professor; member of Nevada state senate 7th District, 1989-2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996 (delegation chair), 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Nevada, 2004-08; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 2006; U.S. Representative from Nevada, 2009-11, 2013- (3rd District 2009-11, 1st District 2013-18); defeated, 2010. Female. Greek ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   Relatives: Married to Thomas C. Wright.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article

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