Grant Sawyer

Grant Sawyer (1962)

Frank Grant Sawyer (born December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls , Idaho , † February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Nevada from 1959 to 1967 .

Sawyer was the youngest of three sons of osteopaths Harry W. and Buela Cameron Sawyer. He grew up near Twin Falls. During the Second World War he served in the US Army . He studied at Linfield College in McMinnville ( Oregon ), the University of Nevada in Reno and the George Washington University Law School in Washington .

After graduating, Sawyer served as District Attorney for Elko County from 1950 to 1958 . He became a member of the Democratic Party , whose Democratic National Conventions he attended as a delegate in 1956, 1960 and 1964. He was also chairman of that party in Nevada in 1955. From 1959 to 1967 he was governor of Nevada. During his tenure, racial integration began in state schools and a civil rights commission was established. The administration was also reformed. He was instrumental in the introduction of the Black Book . The persons listed in it were not allowed to operate or enter a casino .

He was denied a third term because he lost the election to Republican Paul Laxalt . After losing his political office, he and colleagues founded a law firm that quickly became Nevada's largest. Ex-Governor Sawyer died on February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas. He had a child with his wife, Bette Hoge.

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SURNAME	Sawyer, Grant
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sawyer, Frank Grant
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 14, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Twin Falls , Idaho
DATE OF DEATH	February 19, 1996
Place of death	Las Vegas , Nevada