Vail Pittman

Vail Pittman
19th Governor of Nevada
In office
July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951
LieutenantClifford A. Jones
Preceded byEdward P. Carville
Succeeded byCharles H. Russell
19th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office
January 3, 1943 – July 24, 1945
GovernorEdward P. Carville
Preceded byMaurice J. Sullivan
Succeeded byClifford A. Jones
Member of the Nevada Senate
In office
1925–1929
Personal details
Born
Vail Montgomery Pittman

(1880-09-17)September 17, 1880
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 1964(1964-01-29) (aged 83)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeMasonic Memorial Gardens
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseIda Louise Brewington
Alma materUniversity of the South
Brown's Business College

Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880[a] – January 29, 1964) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 19th governor of Nevada.

  1. ^ Glad, Betty (1986). Key Pittman: the tragedy of a Senate insider. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780231061124.


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