John Sparks (Nevada politician)
John Sparks | |
|---|---|
| 10th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908 | |
| Lieutenant | Lemuel Allen Denver S. Dickerson |
| Preceded by | Reinhold Sadler |
| Succeeded by | Denver S. Dickerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1843 Louisville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1908 (aged 64) Carson City, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Masonic Memorial Gardens Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Party | Silver – Democratic |
| Spouses | Rachel Knight
(m. 1872; died 1879)Nancy Elenora Knight
(m. 1880) |
| Children | 6 |
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John Sparks (August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908), nicknamed Honest John, was an American politician who was the 10th Governor of Nevada. Like his predecessor, Reinhold Sadler, Sparks was a cattleman and his rise to political power was evidence of the decline of the mining industry and the rise of the ranching industry in Nevada. He was a member of the Silver – Democratic Party. In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.