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Scrugham, James G. (James Graves), 1880-1945

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Personal name headingScrugham, James G. (James Graves), 1880-1945
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See alsoNevada. Governor (1923-1927 : Scrugham)
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Biography/History noteJames Grave Scrugham (b. January 19, 1880, Lexington, Kentucky-d. June 23, 1945, San Diego, California), congressman, senator, and the 14th Governor of Nevada.
LocatedNevada
Birth date1880-01-19
Death date1945-06-23
Place of birthLexington (Ky.)
Place of deathSan Diego (Calif.)
Field of activityPolitical Science Teaching Armed Forces School management and organization Journalism--Editing
AffiliationNevada. Governor
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupationGovernors Soldiers Deans (Education) College teachers Legislators Publishers and publishing
Found inNUCMC data from Nevada Historical Society for John F. Shaughnessy papers, 1902-1935 (James G. Scrugham; correspondent)
LC database, Nov. 29, 2007 (hdg.: Scrugham, James Graves, 1880-1945)
Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, Truman Library, August 28, 1941: (relates to James G. Scrugham, Utah congressman and senator)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online, Feb. 26, 2015 (James Graves Scrugham; Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 19, 1880; died at the United States Naval Hospital in San Diego, Calif., June 23, 1945)
   <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000196>
Wikipedia.org, Feb. 26, 2015 (James Graves Scrugham; b. January 19, 1880, Lexington, Kentucky; d. June 23, 1945, San Diego, California; American politician; representative, senator, and the 14th Governor of Nevada)
   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Scrugham>
Wikpedia, viewed June 14, 2021 (James G. Scrugham, James Graves Scrugham; born January 19, 1880, Lexington, Kentucky; died June 23, 1945, San Diego, California; United States Senator from Nevada, December 7, 1942-June 23, 1945; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district, March 4, 1933-December 7,1942; 14th Governor of Nevada, January 1, 1923-January 3, 1927; professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada, 1903-1914; Dean of the school of engineering, 1913-1917; Major in the United States Army 1917, Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army 1918; member of the Organized Reserve Corps; State public service commissioner, 1919-1932; Editor and publisher of the Nevada State Journal, 1927-1932)