词条 | Oran K. Gragson |
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|name=Oran K. Gragson |image= |alt= |caption= |order=17th |office=Mayor of Las Vegas |term_start=1959 |term_end=1975 |predecessor=C. D. Baker |successor=William H. Briare |birth_name=Oran Kenneth Gragson |birth_date={{birth date|1911|2|14}} |birth_place=Tucumcari, New Mexico, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2002|10|7|1911|2|14}} |death_place=Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |resting_place=Palm Memorial Park Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |party=Republican |spouse=Bonnie Henley |children=Ken Shirley |profession=Businessman politician }} Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories.[1][2] He is, as of 2018, the last Republican mayor of the city. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url =http://www.lvrj.com/1st100/part2/gragson.html |title =Oran K. Gragson Mayor Who Made His Mark |publisher =Las Vegas Review-Journal |accessdate=12 October 2012 }} 2. ^{{cite web |url =http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2002/oct/07/longtime-las-vegas-mayor-oran-gragson-dies-at-91/ |title =Oran K. Gragson obituary - Las Vegas Sun |publisher =Las Vegas Sun |accessdate=12 April 2013 }} External links
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