The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character
Governor Nye
Governor of Nevada Territory.
minor
Also known as The Governor, Nye
First appearance: volume i early days
Governor Nye shows up with force in Monday, April 2, 1906. The page is where that presence becomes real.
First Governor of Nevada Territory, a skilled politician and practical joker who outwitted local jokers and later turned the territory into a state.
Governor Nye first appears in 0015 volume i early days.
In Monday, April 2, 1906: First Governor of Nevada Territory, a skilled politician and practical joker who outwitted local jokers and later turned the territory into a state.
Later, in Thursday, April 5, 1906: Mentioned as certain to get a U.S. Senatorship from Nevada, while Orion was expected to become Secretary of State.
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- Nevada Territory Associates
- Protagonist
- Family and Household
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See Governor Nye in volume i early days