Tasker Oddie | |
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| United States Senator from Nevada | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Charles B. Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Pat McCarran |
| 12th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | |
| Lieutenant | Gilbert C. Ross |
| Preceded by | Denver S. Dickerson |
| Succeeded by | Emmet D. Boyle |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from Nye County | |
| In office 1905–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bell |
| Succeeded by | Clay Tallman, Zeb Kendall |
| District Attorney of Nye County, Nevada | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
| Preceded by | James L. Butler |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. Richards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tasker Lowndes Oddie October 20, 1870 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1950 (aged 79) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lone Mountain Cemetery Carson City, Nevada |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Gardner MacDonald (m. 1903) Daisy Rendall MacKeigan (m. 1916) |
| Education | New York University School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Tasker Lowndes Oddie (October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator. He was a member of the Republican Party.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Oddie was educated in Brooklyn, then lived and worked for several years in Nebraska and East Orange, New Jersey. After graduating from New York University School of Law in 1895 and practicing law in New York City, in 1898 he moved to Nevada. He worked in Nevada as the attorney and business agent for wealthy businessman Anson Phelps Stokes, and became active in silver and gold mining. Oddie's mining investments made him wealthy, and he expanded his holdings to include ownership takes in farms, railroads, banks, and cattle ranches.
A Republican, Oddie served as school superintendent and district attorney of Nye County from 1901 to 1903, and was a member of the state senate from 1905 to 1909. Oddie was elected governor in 1910, and served from 1911 to 1915. After running unsuccessfully for governor in 1914 and 1918, in 1920 he won election to the U.S. Senate. He was reelected in 1926, and served from 1921 to 1933. Oddie was defeated for reelection in 1932, and for election to the senate in 1938.
In retirement, Oddie spent winters in San Francisco and summers in Nevada. He died in San Francisco on February 17, 1950, and was buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, Nevada.