1. Grant Sawyer was the 21st Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967.
11 Facts About Grant Sawyer
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Grant Sawyer was the son of two osteopaths, Harry William and Bula Belle Cameron Sawyer.
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Grant Sawyer married Bette Norene Hoge on August 1,1946.
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Grant Sawyer attended Linfield College for two years and later enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he graduated in 1941.
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Grant Sawyer then went to The George Washington University Law School but left to enlist in the army at the beginning of World War II.
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Grant Sawyer served as District Attorney for Elko County, Nevada from 1950 to 1958.
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Grant Sawyer served as the governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967.
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Grant Sawyer was defeated in his attempt at a third term by Paul Laxalt.
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Grant Sawyer was responsible for the development of the modern casino regulatory system with the passage of the Gaming Control Act of 1959 and the formation of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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Commentators have reflected on Sawyer's career as follows: Grant Sawyer served two turbulent terms as Nevada's governor from 1959 to 1967.
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Grant Sawyer died on February 19,1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada of complications of a debilitating stroke suffered in 1993, at the age of 77.