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'''Maude Frazier''' was the first female [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name=lvs1> {{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Editorial: Honoring Maude Frazier |url= http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/nov/26/566656937.html?Maude%20Frazier |work= |publisher=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date= 2007-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-26 }}</ref>
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|order1=22nd
|office1=Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
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|predecessor1=[[Rex Bell]]
|successor1=[[Paul Laxalt]]
|office2=Member of the [[Nevada State Assembly]]
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|birth_date=April 4, 1881
|birth_place=[[Sauk County, Wisconsin]]
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|death_place=[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
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'''Maude Frazier''' (April 4, 1881 – June 20, 1963)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBj5-zHEMvoC&pg=PA117 | title=Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators| isbn=9780313291333| last1=Ohles| first1=Frederik| last2=Ohles| first2=Shirley G.| last3=Ohles| first3=Shirley M.| last4=Ramsay| first4=John G.| year=1997}}</ref> was an American [[politician]]. She was the first female [[lieutenant governor of Nevada]].<ref name=lvs1>{{cite news |title= Editorial: Honoring Maude Frazier |url= http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/nov/26/566656937.html?Maude%20Frazier |publisher=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date= 2007-11-26 |accessdate=2007-11-26 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017}}</ref> Before entering politics, Frazier was a teacher, principal and school superintendent. She was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].


Frazier served in the [[Nevada Assembly]] from her first election in 1950 until 1962, when she was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Gov. [[Grant Sawyer]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Rex Bell]]. She served the remaining six months in Bell's term, retired and died within a year of leaving office.<ref>[http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=958&Itemid=418 Women in Nevada Politics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613075028/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=958&Itemid=418 |date=2011-06-13 }}</ref>
After serving in the [[Nevada Assembly]], she went on to help found the first public college in southern Nevada. That first building, on the campus of what is now the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], is named ''Maude Frazier Hall'' and was completed in 1957.<ref name=lvs1/>


In the legislature, Frazier was the driving force behind the establishment of the first public college in southern Nevada, which eventually became the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. The first building on the campus was named ''Maude Frazier Hall'' and completed in 1957.<ref name=lvs1/>
== References ==

==See also==
*[[Helen Herr]]
*[[List of female lieutenant governors in the United States]]

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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/university_archives/images/maude_frazier_hall_images/maude_frazier_hall_construction_photos.html Construction photos of Maude Frazier Hall at UNLV] from UNLV Libraries Special Collections
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100530165657/http://library.unlv.edu/speccol/university_archives/images/maude_frazier_hall_images/maude_frazier_hall_construction_photos.html Construction photos of Maude Frazier Hall at UNLV] from UNLV Libraries Special Collections.
* ''[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/26/take-long-look-frazier-hall/ "Take a long look at Frazier Hall," ]'' building history from Las Vegas Sun
* [http://veryvintagevegas.com/2009/01/06/las-vegas-loses-another-historic-landmark-maude-frazier-hall-at-unlv/ Demolition video] of Maude Frazier Hall from Uncle Jack's Very Vintage Vegas site.
* ''[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2007/nov/21/frazier-is-more-than-just-a-name-on-a-building/ "Frazier is more than just a name on a building,"]'' biography of Maude Frazier from Las Vegas Sun
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/26/take-long-look-frazier-hall/ "Take a long look at Frazier Hall," ] building history from Las Vegas Sun.
* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2007/nov/21/frazier-is-more-than-just-a-name-on-a-building/ "Frazier is more than just a name on a building,"] memories of Maude Frazier from Las Vegas Sun article about plans to demolish Frazier Hall.
* ''[http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2008/02/14/news/local_news/iq_19701868.txt "Old, ugly, and in the way"]'', - Las Vegas City Life article.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090412162957/http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2008/02/14/news/local_news/iq_19701868.txt "Old, ugly, and in the way"], - Las Vegas City Life article.
* ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81150304 The University of Nevada, Las Vegas: a history]'' by Eugene Moehring, University of Nevada Press, 2007.
* [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81150304 The University of Nevada, Las Vegas: a history] by Eugene Moehring, University of Nevada Press, 2007.
* [http://www.1st100.com/part1/frazier.html The First 100 Persons Who Shaped Southern Nevada]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170426105237/http://govgrantfree.com/ Grant Free]
* [http://dewey.library.unr.edu/xtf/view?docId=ead/NC1117-ead.xml;query=Maude%20Frazier;brand=default/ A Guide to the Maude Frazier Collection], University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections


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Maude Frazier
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office
July 4, 1962 – January 1, 1963
GovernorGrant Sawyer
Preceded byRex Bell
Succeeded byPaul Laxalt
Member of the Nevada State Assembly
In office
1950-1962
Personal details
BornApril 4, 1881
Sauk County, Wisconsin
DiedJune 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 82)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Political partyDemocratic

Maude Frazier (April 4, 1881 – June 20, 1963)[1] was an American politician. She was the first female lieutenant governor of Nevada.[2] Before entering politics, Frazier was a teacher, principal and school superintendent. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

Frazier served in the Nevada Assembly from her first election in 1950 until 1962, when she was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Gov. Grant Sawyer to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rex Bell. She served the remaining six months in Bell's term, retired and died within a year of leaving office.[3]

In the legislature, Frazier was the driving force behind the establishment of the first public college in southern Nevada, which eventually became the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The first building on the campus was named Maude Frazier Hall and completed in 1957.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ohles, Frederik; Ohles, Shirley G.; Ohles, Shirley M.; Ramsay, John G. (1997). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. ISBN 9780313291333.
  2. ^ a b "Editorial: Honoring Maude Frazier". Las Vegas Sun. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-11-26.[dead link]
  3. ^ Women in Nevada Politics Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
1962–1963
Succeeded by
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