29 Facts About Tasker Oddie

Tasker Lowndes Oddie was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator.

Tasker Oddie worked in Nevada as the attorney and business agent for wealthy businessman Anson Phelps Stokes, and became active in silver and gold mining.

Tasker Oddie was elected governor in 1910, and served from 1911 to 1915.

Tasker Oddie was reelected in 1926, and served from 1921 to 1933.

Tasker Oddie was defeated for reelection in 1932, and for election to the senate in 1938.

In retirement, Tasker Oddie spent winters in San Francisco and summers in Nevada.

Tasker Oddie died in San Francisco on February 17,1950, and was buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, Nevada.

Tasker Oddie was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 20,1870, the son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson Oddie.

Tasker Oddie attended the public schools of Brooklyn until he was 16, when ill health caused him to travel to Nebraska.

Tasker Oddie remained there until 1894, and worked for several years as a cowboy.

Tasker Oddie later became a clerk for a New York City wholesale importing firm, followed by work as the assistant manager of the estate of Isaac Newton Phelps, who had died in 1888, and John Bond Trevor, who had died in 1890.

Tasker Oddie was admitted to the bar the same year, and practiced in New York until 1898, when he moved to Nevada.

Tasker Oddie relocated to Nevada become the attorney and business agent for wealthy businessman Anson Phelps Stokes.

Tasker Oddie managed Stokes' real estate, banking, railroad, and mining operations for several years, in addition to becoming active in mining in his own right.

Tasker Oddie was a member of the Nevada State Senate from 1905 to 1909.

In 1910, Tasker Oddie was the successful Republican nominee for governor, and he served from 1911 to 1915.

Tasker Oddie was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 and returned to his business interests.

Tasker Oddie's continued business interests included serving as president of the Tonopah City Mining Company and the Nye County Bank.

In 1920, Tasker Oddie staged a political comeback by winning election to the US Senate.

Tasker Oddie was reelected in 1926, and served from March 4,1921, to March 3,1933.

San Francisco area businessmen, in conjunction with Johnson, argued in favor of a location that Tasker Oddie believed would disadvantage the United States Navy by destroying anchorages for warships.

Tasker Oddie was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, and for election in 1938.

Tasker Oddie was a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and American Cattle Breeders Association.

Tasker Oddie belonged to the Alta Club of Salt Lake City and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco.

Tasker Oddie was a Mason, and attained the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite.

Tasker Oddie was a member of the Knights Templar, the Elks, and the Episcopal Church.

Tasker Oddie was interred at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nevada.

In December 1903, Tasker Oddie married Claire Gardner MacDonald; they divorced in November 1904.

Tasker Oddie was a descendant of several prominent American families; Henry Meigs was his great-grandfather, and Henry Meigs Jr.