Denver Dickerson
Denver Dickerson | |
|---|---|
 Grave at Arlington National Cemetery | |
| 6th Secretary of Guam | |
| In office March 1, 1963 – July 20, 1969 | |
| Governor | Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Moylan |
| 37th Speaker of the Nevada Assembly | |
| In office January 1943 – October 1943 | |
| Governor | Edward P. Carville |
| Preceded by | William J. Cashill |
| Succeeded by | Peter A. Burke |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly | |
| In office January 1941 – October 1943 | |
| Governor | Edward P. Carville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1914 Technical Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Denver Dickerson (April 23, 1914 – July 19, 1981) was Speaker of the Nevada Assembly in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.[1] He was appointed Secretary of Guam in 1963 by U.S. President John F. Kennedy. As the office included the duties of lieutenant governor at that time,[2] Dickerson occasionally served as the acting governor of Guam during his term.[3][4]
Prior to entering politics, Dickerson worked as a journalist in Nevada and eventually became a newspaper publisher and editor. He later served as the head of the
Biography
On April 23, 1914, Dickerson was born in
Dickerson attended the public school system and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada. He became a journalist for the Reno Evening Gazette. Following in his father's footsteps, Dickerson eventually owned the Carson City Chronicle and the Nevada State News.[1]
On June 24, 1938, Dickerson married Lois Midgley.[7] They had two daughters, Delsey Ann and Diane (d. 2013[8]).[5]
Political career
In 1940, Dickerson ran for the
In 1947, Dickerson was appointed the head of the Nevada Department of Employment Security. In 1952, he departed for
In March 1963, Dickerson was appointed the
Dickerson retired from the printing committee on February 29, 1980,[11] and died in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 19, 1981.[1] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on July 19 of that year.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780313302121. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ a b The States. National Association of Secretaries of State. 2010. p. 59. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Proposed War-in-the-Pacific National Historical Park. Office of Insular Affairs. 1972. p. 56. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Military engineer". 61–62. Society of American Military Engineers. 1969: 305. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Nevada Historical Society quarterly". 49. Nevada Historical Society. 2006: 342. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Nevada Governor Denver Sylvester Dickerson". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Who's Who on the Pacific Coast. A.N. Marquis Co. 1949. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "DIANE WAYMAN Obituary (2013) - Berlin, Md., VT - The Burlington Free Press". Legacy.com.
- ^ "History of the Nevada Press Association". Nevada Press Association. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ a b "Speakers of the Nevada Assembly: 1864 through 2007" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Documents to the People". 8 (3–4). American Library Association. 1980. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)