Frank Denver

Frank Denver was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1875 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada .

Career

The sources on Frank Denver are very poor. He came to Nevada as a representative of the Central Pacific Railway . There he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1870 Denver was elected lieutenant governor of Nevada alongside Lewis R. Bradley . He held this office between 1871 and 1875. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . He also headed the state prison until 1873. He was injured in a prisoner revolt in 1871. In 1873 the state constitution was changed. From then on, the lieutenant governors were no longer heads of the state prison. Denver fought unsuccessfully. All that is known about Denver is that he was involved in the construction of a toll road in White Pine County and supplied the stones required for the construction of the state capitol and the state prison from his quarry. This suggests that he was in the industry professionally.

Web links

• Short entry with picture
• Article on Nevada State Prison mentioning Denver

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal: Hundreds attend decommissioning of Nevada State Prison ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.