Jump to content

Oran K. Gragson: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
(37 intermediate revisions by 29 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
⚫
{{short description|American businessman and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Oran K. Gragson
|name=Oran K. Gragson
Line 4: Line 6:
|alt=
|alt=
|caption=
|caption=
|order=[[List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada|17th]]
|office=17th [[List of mayors of Las Vegas|Mayor of Las Vegas]]
⚫
|office=Mayor of Las Vegas
|term_start=1959
|term_start=1959
|term_end=1975
|term_end=1975
|predecessor=[[C. D. Baker (mayor)|C. D. Baker]]
|predecessor=[[Charles Duncan Baker]]
|successor=[[William H. Briare]]
|successor=[[William H. Briare]]
|birth_name=Oran Kenneth Gragson
|birth_name=Oran Kenneth Gragson
|birth_date={{birth date|1911|2|14}}
|birth_date={{birth date|1911|2|14}}
|birth_place=[[Tucumcari, New Mexico|Tucumcari]], [[New Mexico]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|birth_place=[[Tucumcari, New Mexico]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2002|10|7|1911|2|14}}
|death_date={{death date and age|2002|10|7|1911|2|14}}
|death_place=[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_place=[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
|resting_place=Palm Memorial Park<br>[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|resting_place=Palm Memorial Park, [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|relatives=[[Noah Gragson]] (great-grandson)
|spouse=Bonnie Henley
⚫
|profession=Businessman <br> politician
|children=Ken<br>Shirley
⚫
|profession=[[Businesspeople|Businessman]] and [[politician]]
}}
}}
'''Oran Kenneth Gragson''' (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an [[United States|American]] [[Businesspeople|businessman]] and [[politician]]. He was the longest-serving mayor of [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
'''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 (United States)|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.<ref>{{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=October 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{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 |newspaper =[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date =October 7, 2002 |accessdate=April 12, 2013 }}</ref> He is, as of 2022, the most recent Republican mayor of the city.


After he became the mayor of Las Vegas, Gragson also became an integral part of the construction of the [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US 95]] freeway. Gragson was at a Las Vegas church when he collapsed with a heart attack, and later died in a Las Vegas hospital on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The US 95 was named in his memory, and he was buried in a Las Vegas cemetery.
Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91.

Gragson's grandson Scott became a real estate developer for the city, and his great-grandson [[Noah Gragson]] is a [[NASCAR]] driver who competes for [[Front Row Motorsports]] in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada]]
* [[List of mayors of Las Vegas]]


==References==
==References==
Line 35: Line 37:


{{S-start}}
{{S-start}}
{{S-ppo}}
{{S-bef|before=[[Charles H. Russell]]}}
{{S-ttl|title=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[List of Governors of Nevada|Governor of Nevada]]|years=[[1962 Nevada gubernatorial election|1962]]}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Paul Laxalt]]}}
{{S-off}}
{{S-off}}
{{Succession box|title=[[List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada|Mayor of Las Vegas]]|before=[[C. D. Baker (mayor)|C. D. Baker]]|after=[[William H. Briare]]|years=1959–1975}}
{{Succession box|title=[[List of mayors of Las Vegas|Mayor of Las Vegas]]|before=[[Charles Duncan Baker]]|after=[[William H. Briare]]|years=1959–1975}}
{{S-end}}
{{S-end}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
|NAME=Gragson, Oran
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
⚫
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=American businessman and politician
|DATE OF BIRTH=February 14, 1911
|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Tucumcari, New Mexico|Tucumcari]], [[New Mexico]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|DATE OF DEATH=October 7, 2002
|PLACE OF DEATH=[[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gragson, Oran}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gragson, Oran}}
[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:2002 deaths]]
[[Category:2002 deaths]]
[[Category:Mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada]]
[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in Nevada]]
⚫
[[Category:Mayors of Las Vegas]]
[[Category:Nevada Republicans]]
[[Category:Nevada Republicans]]
[[Category:People from the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:People from Quay County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Politicians from the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:People from Tucumcari, New Mexico]]



{{Nevada-mayor-stub}}
{{Nevada-mayor-stub}}

Revision as of 19:40, 12 December 2024

Oran K. Gragson
17th Mayor of Las Vegas
In office
1959–1975
Preceded byCharles Duncan Baker
Succeeded byWilliam H. Briare
Personal details
Born
Oran Kenneth Gragson

(1911-02-14)February 14, 1911
Tucumcari, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2002(2002-10-07) (aged 91)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placePalm Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesNoah Gragson (great-grandson)
ProfessionBusinessman
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 2022, the most recent Republican mayor of the city.

After he became the mayor of Las Vegas, Gragson also became an integral part of the construction of the US 95 freeway. Gragson was at a Las Vegas church when he collapsed with a heart attack, and later died in a Las Vegas hospital on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The US 95 was named in his memory, and he was buried in a Las Vegas cemetery.

Gragson's grandson Scott became a real estate developer for the city, and his great-grandson Noah Gragson is a NASCAR driver who competes for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oran K. Gragson Mayor Who Made His Mark". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Oran K. Gragson obituary – Las Vegas Sun". Las Vegas Sun. October 7, 2002. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada
1962 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Las Vegas
1959–1975 		Succeeded by


Flag of NevadaPolitician icon

This article about a mayor in Nevada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Oran_K._Gragson&oldid=1262706746"