Colcord, Roswell Keyes, 1839-1939

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Nevada's seventh governor was born in Seaport, Waldo County, Maine on April 25, 1839 where he was apprenticed to a ship-builder and became a carpenter. He came west to California in 1856, later to Aurora, Nevada in 1860, and finally to Virginia City in 1863 where he became a successful mining engineer. Following his term as governor, he served as the Superintendent of the U.S. Mint from 1898 to 1911. He died in Carson City on October 30, 1939 at the age of one hundred.

From the description of Executive Records 1891-1894 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78906428

Governor of Nevada (1891-1895); mining interests at Virginia City and Aurora, Nev., and Bodie, Calif.

From the description of Roswell Keyes Colcord papers, 1880-1939. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71057243

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creatorOf Colcord, Roswell Keyes, 1839-1939. Roswell Keyes Colcord papers, 1880-1939. Nevada State Historical Society
referencedIn Sagebrush Club (Carson City, Nev.). Sagebrush Club records, 1907-1931. Nevada State Historical Society
creatorOf Carver family. Carver family papers, 1760-1975. Penobscot Marine Museum
creatorOf Colcord, Roswell Keyes, 1839-1939. Executive Records 1891-1894 Nevada State Library, Division of State Archives
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correspondedWith Bricker, John W. (John William), 1893-1986 person
associatedWith Carver family. family
correspondedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 person
correspondedWith Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910 person
associatedWith Nevada Governor (1891-1894: Colcord) corporateBody
associatedWith Nevada State Board of Health corporateBody
correspondedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 person
associatedWith Sagebrush Club (Carson City, Nev.) corporateBody
associatedWith Standard Sugar Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1898-1974. person
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Nevada
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Irrigation
Mineral industries
Mines and mineral resources
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Directors of corporations
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Birth 1839-04-25

Death 1939-10-30

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