James G. Scrugham
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James Graves Scrugham omkring år 1943
James Graves Scrugham, född 19 januari 1880 i Lexington, Kentucky, död 23 juni 1945 i San Diego, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var den 14:e guvernören i delstaten Nevada 1923-1927 och ledamot av båda kamrarna i USA:s kongress.
Han utexaminerades 1906 från University of Kentucky. Han var professor i maskinteknik vid University of Nevada 1903-1914 och dekanus vid universitetets tekniska fakultet Engineering College 1914-1917.
Efter tiden som guvernör var han redaktör och ansvarig utgivare för Nevada State Journal 1927-1932. Han var ledamot av USA:s representanthus 1933-1942 och ledamot av USA:s senat från 1942 fram till sin död.
Scrughams grav finns på Mountain View Cemetery i Reno.
Externa länkar
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - biografi på den amerikanska kongressens hemsida
- James G. Scrughams 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.