Grant Sawyer
Frank Grant Sawyer, född 14 december 1918 i Twin Falls, Idaho, död 19 februari 1996 i Las Vegas, Nevada, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker.
Sawyer tjänstgjorde i United States Army i andra världskriget. Han studerade vid Linfield College i Oregon, University of Nevada, Reno och George Washington University Law School. Han gifte sig 1946 med Bette Norene Hoge.
Han var distriktsåklagare för Elko County 1950-1958 och guvernör i Nevada 1959-1967. Han var den första guvernören i Västra USA som gav sitt stöd åt John F. Kennedy i presidentvalet i USA 1960.
Sawyers änka Bette avled 2002. Makarna Sawyers grav finns på Palm Valley View Memorial Park i Las Vegas.
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- Grant Sawyers grav på Find A Grave (engelska)
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Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.
Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.
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President John F. Kennedy Meets with Governor of Nevada Grant Sawyer
President John F. Kennedy Meets with Governor of Nevada Grant Sawyer