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    James Warren Nye (June 10, 1815 – December 25, 1876) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as Governor of Nevada...
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    county's population resides. Nye County was established during the American Civil War in 1864 and named after James W. Nye, the first governor of the Nevada...
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  • Harry Nye (disambiguation), several people James W. Nye (1815–1876), U.S. Senator Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction author John Nye (disambiguation)...
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    page for that county. Bullfrog County, Nevada, formed in 1987 from part of Nye county. Creation was declared unconstitutional and abolished in 1989. Lake...
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    The Gov. James W. Nye Mansion, at 108 N. Minnesota St. in Carson City, Nevada, United States, was built in 1860. It has also been known as St. Teresa's...
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    William Sanford Nye (/naɪ/; born November 27, 1955) is an American science communicator, television presenter, and former mechanical engineer. He is best...
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    Advocate. Retrieved November 16, 2010. McMullin 1984, pp. 231–233. "James Warren Nye". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023. U.S. Congress...
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    Roughing It.: 147  Orion became secretary to Nevada Territory governor James W. Nye in 1861, and Twain joined him when he moved west. The brothers traveled...
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  • senator Congress Class III senator William M. Stewart (R) 38th (1863–1865) James W. Nye (R) 39th (1865–1867) 40th (1867–1869) 41st (1869–1871) 42nd (1871–1873)...
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    Governor James W. Nye, who was often outside the territory trying to gain supporters for Nevada statehood and his own political future. Nye's absences...
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