Emmet D. Boyle
Nevada’s 13th state governor
His administration reworked taxation and developed the highway department and labor commissioner’s office. Workers’ compensation and Prohibition also formed part of the period’s policy record.
Before the governor’s office
An engineer and former state engineer, Boyle brought a technical background to Nevada’s government. [1]
The administration in context
His administration reworked taxation and developed the highway department and labor commissioner’s office. Workers’ compensation and Prohibition also formed part of the period’s policy record. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Tasker L. Oddie
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileJames G. Scrugham
The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileIn the archive
5 matching entries in the saved collection.
1915 legislative address — Emmet D. Boyle
An original message by Emmet D. Boyle preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
1917 legislative address — Emmet D. Boyle
An original message by Emmet D. Boyle preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
1919 legislative address — Emmet D. Boyle
An original message by Emmet D. Boyle preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
1921 legislative address — Emmet D. Boyle
An original message by Emmet D. Boyle preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
Letter from Frank R. McNamee to Governor Emmet D. Boyle, August 8, 1922
Correspondence · Union Pacific Railroad Collection. Catalog date: August 8, 1922.
Go deeper into the record.
Sources for this profile and starting points for further research. Access notes mark links we could not open directly during the October 3–4, 2026 checks. Historical accounts describe their own period; they do not necessarily describe current operations.
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Emmet D. Boyle — gubernatorial biography
A retrospective reference. Use the linked legislative records to investigate the administration in its own words.
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Governors and State of the State addresses, 1864–present
Includes original speeches and distinguishes acting service from elected terms. A speech records proposals and claims, not proof that a policy succeeded.