# Governor Nye — The Autobiography of Mark Twain character guide

> Governor Nye in The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Governor, Nye

**First appearance:** 0015-volume-i-early-days

## Who they are

Governor of Nevada Territory.

## In the story

### [Monday, April 2, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-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.

### [Thursday, April 5, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-thursday-april-5-1906)

Mentioned as certain to get a U.S. Senatorship from Nevada, while Orion was expected to become Secretary of State.

### [Orion Clemens Resumed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-orion-clemens-resumed)

Certain to become U.S. Senator from Nevada; Orion's nomination for Secretary of State was derailed by his own virtue.

### [Wednesday, April 11, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-wednesday-april-11-1906)

Referenced as the source of Orion's accidental title; not directly present in the chapter.

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