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Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 - September 12, 1988) was a United States politician who served as a Democratic Senator from Nevada. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Official languages None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn (R) Senators Harry Reid (D) John Ensign (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 0. ...


Bible was born in Lovelock, Nevada, graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, and attended law school at Georgetown University. He was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1935; in the same year, he began serving as District Attorney for Storey County, Nevada, where he worked until 1938. In that year, he was appointed deputy Attorney General of Nevada, and served a four year term. After a spell of private practice, he was elected to the Senate in 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Patrick A. McCarran for the term ending January 3, 1957. He was reelected in 1956, 1962, and again in 1968 and served from December 2, 1954, until his resignation on December 17, 1974. Lovelock, Nevada. ... The phrase University of Nevada by itself usually refers to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), because that was the name by which it was known from the time of its founding in 1874 until its name was changed to University of Nevada, Reno in 1969, at the same time... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 179. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Storey County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was a Nevada senator for 22 years and noted for his strong anti-Communist stance. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...


During his time in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-fifth through Ninetieth Congresses; see District of Columbia), the Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses), and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses). He is buried in Reno, Nevada. The United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia was one of the first standing committees created in the Senate, in 1816. ... ... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 179. ...

Preceded by:
Ernest S. Brown
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Nevada
19541974
Succeeded by:
Paul Laxalt

These are tables of congressional delegations from Nevada to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Paul Dominque Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) was a Governor and Senator from the U.S. state of Nevada. ...

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Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 - September 12, 1988) was a United States politician who served as a Democratic Senator from Nevada.
Bible was born in Lovelock, Nevada, graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, and attended law school at Georgetown University.
He was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1935; in the same year, he began serving as District Attorney for Storey County, Nevada, where he worked until 1938.
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