Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada’s 12th state governor
His administration addressed mine safety and workers’ compensation and supported women’s suffrage. He later represented Nevada in the U.S. Senate from 1921 to 1933.
Before the governor’s office
Oddie’s career ran through Tonopah mining, the Nye County district attorney’s office and the state legislature. [1]
The administration in context
His administration addressed mine safety and workers’ compensation and supported women’s suffrage. He later represented Nevada in the U.S. Senate from 1921 to 1933. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Denver S. Dickerson
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileEmmet D. Boyle
The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileIn the archive
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1911 legislative address — Tasker L. Oddie
An original message by Tasker L. Oddie preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
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Tasker L. Oddie — gubernatorial biography
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Governors and State of the State addresses, 1864–present
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