Vail M. Pittman

Vail Montgomery Pittman ( born September 17, 1880 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, † January 29, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada ) was an American politician and 1945-1951 Governor of the State of Nevada.

Early years and political rise

Vail Pittman attended the University of the South in Sewanee (Tennessee ) and Brown's Business College. In 1904, he moved to Nevada. After working for a short time in the timber industry and the coal business, he began a career in the newspaper business. He was owner and editor of several newspapers. Pittman was a member of the Democratic Party; 1925-1928 he was in the Senate from Nevada.

Governor of Nevada

In 1942, Pittman was elected vice governor, the deputy governor of Nevada, was elected. Following the resignation of Governor Edward Peter Carville Pittman took over his post. In 1946 he was elected to its own term as governor. This period coincides with the surrender of Japan, the end of the Second World War. Even in Nevada had to be moved back to the civilian demand production. The returning soldiers had, like everywhere else in the United States, can be reintegrated into society, and the invalids and the families of the dead had to be supplied. In Pittman's tenure Nevada became the leading tungsten producer in the United States. In addition, the built-up area continued to grow around the city of Las Vegas.

Further CV

In 1950, Pittman competed unsuccessfully for reelection. Therefore, he had to give up his post in January 1951. His term as governor of Nevada thus extended from July 24, 1945 to January 2, 1951. Too, in the gubernatorial elections of 1954, he had no success. In 1960 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, where John F. Kennedy was nominated as presidential candidate of the party. Pittman died in January 1964. He was married to Ida Brewington. His brother Key Pittman (1872-1940) belonged 1913-1940 for Nevada in the U.S. Senate.