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Kenneth Carroll Guinn (1936-2010) —
also known as Kenny C. Guinn —
of Nevada.
Born in Garland, Miller
County, Ark., August
24, 1936.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; Governor of
Nevada, 1999-2006.
Episcopalian.
Died July 22,
2010 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) —
also known as George Hawes —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 10,
1904.
School teacher; automobile
dealer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958
(Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably
the oldest
elected official in the history of Nevada.
Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing
home, Carson
City, Nev., April 9,
2002 (age 97 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
of California.
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March
16, 1912.
Republican. School teacher; Second Lady
of the United States, 1953-61; First Lady
of the United States, 1969-74; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;
married, June 21,
1940, to Richard
Milhous Nixon. |
| | | Political families: Eisenhower-Nixon
family; Carroll
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Patricia Nixon Elementary
School (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. — Pat Nixon Park
(established 1969), in Cerritos,
California, is named for
her. |
| | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speak
your language, they can tell if you have love in your
heart." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Edwin Ewing Roberts (1870-1933) —
also known as Edwin E. Roberts; E. E.
Roberts —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Sutter
County, Calif., December
12, 1870.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1912,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918; mayor of
Reno, Nev., 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in 1933
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Byrd Fanita Sawyer (b. 1895) —
also known as Byrd Fanita Wall; Mrs. Harry W.
Sawyer —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.; Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., May 5,
1895.
Democrat. School teacher; librarian;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nevada; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Gamma
Phi Beta; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Henry J. Wall and Burd (McIlvaine) Wall; married, September
11, 1923, to Harry W. Sawyer. |
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Ruby Jee Tun —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2006.
Female.
Still living as of 2006.
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