Reinhold Sadler
Reinhold Sadler | |
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| 9th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant James R. Judge |
| Preceded by | John E. Jones |
| Succeeded by | John Sparks |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| In office 1895 – April 10, 1896 | |
| Governor | John E. Jones |
| Preceded by | Joseph Poujade |
| Succeeded by | James R. Judge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1848 Czarnikau, Posen Province, Kingdom of Prussia (modern Czarnków, Wielkopolska Province, Poland) |
| Died | January 30, 1906 (aged 58) Eureka, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City |
| Political party | Silver |
| Spouse |
Louise Zadow (m. 1874) |
| Children | 6 |
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Reinhold Sadler (January 10, 1848 – January 30, 1906) was an American politician who was the 9th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.
Biography
[edit]Sadler was born on January 10, 1848, in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia (modern-day Czarnków, Wielkopolska Province, Poland). His education was limited to the common schools of his native country. He immigrated to the United States first moving to Virginia City, and later Eureka. He married Louise Zadow in Hamilton, Nevada on May 26, 1874, and the couple had six children, Wihlemina, William Arthur, Bertha, Edgar, Alfred and Clarence.[1]
Career
[edit]Sadler settled in Eureka, Nevada and worked as a miner, a miller, and a merchant. He was elected treasurer of Eureka County in 1880.
After two unsuccessful campaigns for state offices, he was elected the tenth lieutenant governor of Nevada in 1895. After the death of Governor John E. Jones, Sadler became Acting Governor, making him only the third foreign-born governor of Nevada,;[2] he was elected Governor in his own right in 1898. During his tenure, the Farmer's Institute was launched and the State Board of Assessors was established.[3]
After finishing out his term Sadler returned to Eureka, and resumed his various business enterprises. He was a Stalwart Silver candidate for U.S. Representative at large in 1904, but was not successful.[4]
Death
[edit]Sadler died in Eureka on January 30, 1906, at the age of 58. He is interred at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nevada.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reinhold Sadler". Nevada's First Ladies. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Reinhold Sadler". Nevada State Library and Archives. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Reinhold Sadler. Encyclopedia of Nevada. January 2001. ISBN 9780403096114. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Reinhold Sadler". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Glass, Mary Ellen (Fall 1978). "The Silver Governors: Immigrants in Nevada Politics. Part I" (PDF). Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. 21 (3): 170–188. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Reinhold Sadler at Find a Grave
- Biography
- National Governors Association
- The Political Graveyard
- Nevada's First Ladies
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- 1848 births
- 1906 deaths
- Prussian emigrants to the United States
- Governors of Nevada
- Lieutenant governors of Nevada
- People from Czarnków
- Politicians from the Province of Posen
- Silver Party politicians
- Silver Party state governors of the United States
- Democratic Party governors of Nevada
- Nevada Silverites
- People from Eureka, Nevada