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Vail Montgomery Pittman

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Vail Montgomery Pittman

Birth
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Death
29 Nov 1964 (aged 84)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
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19th Governor of Nevada. A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he moved to Nevada in 1904 where, after a stint in the lumber and coal industry he became involved in the newspaper industry, owning several newspaper companies. He served as Governor of Nevada from 1945 to 1951. He was the son of William Buckner Pittman and Catherine Key and brother to Key Pittman. He married Ida Louise Brewington on May 20, 1919 in Reno, Nevada.
19th Governor of Nevada. A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he moved to Nevada in 1904 where, after a stint in the lumber and coal industry he became involved in the newspaper industry, owning several newspaper companies. He served as Governor of Nevada from 1945 to 1951. He was the son of William Buckner Pittman and Catherine Key and brother to Key Pittman. He married Ida Louise Brewington on May 20, 1919 in Reno, Nevada.

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  • Originally Created by: Bigwoo
  • Added: Jun 28, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11257227/vail_montgomery-pittman: accessed ), memorial page for Vail Montgomery Pittman (17 Sep 1880–29 Nov 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11257227, citing Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.