James G. Scrugham
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James Graves Scrugham (January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States representative and a United States senator, and was the 14th governor of the U.S. state of Nevada.
Early life
Scrugham was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on January 19, 1880.[1] He graduated from the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1900, and received his master's degree in 1906.Template:Sfn He was a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada (now the University of Nevada, Reno) from 1903 to 1914,Template:Sfn and was dean of the school of engineering from 1913 to 1917.Template:Sfn
Early career
During the First World War, Scrugham was commissioned as a major in the United States Army in 1917 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1918.[2] After the war, he remained in the military as a member of the Organized Reserve Corps.Template:Sfn He was state public service commissioner from 1919 to 1923.Template:Sfn
Governor of Nevada
Scrugham was elected Governor of Nevada in 1922, serving from January 1, 1923, to January 3, 1927.[3] He sought re-election in 1926, but was defeated by Republican Fred B. Balzar.
Scrugham was the editor and publisher of the Nevada State Journal from 1927 to 1932.Template:Sfn He became a special adviser to the Secretary of the Interior on Colorado River development projects in 1927.Template:Sfn
Service in Congress and death
In 1932, Scrugham was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Elected to five terms in the House, he served from 1933 until December 7, 1942, when he resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of Key Pittman on November 3, 1942.Template:Sfn Scrugham served from December 7, 1942, until his death on June 23, 1945, in San Diego, California, at the age of 65.Template:Sfn
At the University of Nevada, Reno, the James G. Scrugham Engineering & Mines Building, opened in 1963, houses the dean's office and several departments in the College of Engineering, as well as the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.[4]
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