Pittman, Key, 1872-1940

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Dates:
Birth 1872-09-19
Death 1940-11-10
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Biographical notes:

Key Pittman was a United States senator from Nevada, who served from 1913-1940.

From the description of [Key Pittman Collection]. 1939-1940. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 491372853

Lawyer and U.S. senator from Nevada.

From the description of Papers of Key Pittman, 1898-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84471348

From the description of Key Pittman papers, 1886-1941. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 655893666

Biographical Note

1872, Sept. 19 Born, Vicksburg, Miss. 1890 Attended Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn. 1892 Admitted to bar and began law practice, Seattle, Wash. 1897 1899 Joined gold rush to Alaskan Klondike and worked as a miner 1897 1901 Practiced law in Alaska; counsel for Australians in Dawson, Alaska Took part in establishing “consent” government for Nome, Alaska 1899 First prosecuting attorney of Nome, Alaska 1900 Married Mimosa June Gates (died 1952) 1901 Moved to Tonopah, Nev.; continued law practice 1910 Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States Senate 1912 Elected to United States Senate 1924 Secretary, Committee on Platforms and Resolutions, Democratic Party national convention 1933 Delegate, World Economic Conference, London, England 1933 1940 Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee President pro tempore, United States Senate 1940, Nov. 10 Died, Reno, Nev.

From the guide to the Key Pittman Papers, 1898-1951, (bulk 1912-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Coinage
  • Coinage
  • Currency question
  • Foreign exchange
  • Veterans' hospitals
  • International trade
  • Land grants
  • Lawyers
  • Legislators
  • Legislators
  • Neutrality
  • Practice of law
  • Reclamation of land
  • Reclamation of land
  • Senators, U.S. Congress
  • Silver mines and mining
  • Women

Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Legislators
  • Senators, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Nevada--Reno (as recorded)
  • Washington (State) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Far East (as recorded)
  • Nevada (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Nevada (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Far East (as recorded)
  • Alaska (as recorded)
  • Alaska (as recorded)
  • Mississippi (as recorded)
  • Cyanides (as recorded)
  • Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) (as recorded)
  • Nevada (as recorded)
  • Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) (as recorded)
  • Mines and mineral resources--Nevada (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)

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