Edward P. Carville

Edward P. Carville
United States Senator from Nevada
In office July 24, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by	James G. Scrugham
Succeeded by	George W. Malone
18th Governor of Nevada
In office January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945
Lieutenant	Maurice J. Sullivan Vail M. Pittman
Preceded by	Richard Kirman, Sr.
Succeeded by	Vail M. Pittman
Personal details
Born	May 14, 1885 Elko County, Nevada, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1956 (aged 71) Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Edward Peter Carville (May 14, 1885 – June 27, 1956) was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of Nevada and a Senator from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography

Carville was born on May 14, 1885, at Mound Valley in Elko County, Nevada. He graduated with a law degree from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana in 1909. Admitted to the bar in the same year, he established his practice in Elko, Nevada. He married Irma Marie Callahan on August 29, 1910 and they had three sons, Edward, Richard, and Robert.^[1]

Career

Carville was appointed to the position of Deputy District Attorney and served from 1910 to 1911. He was District Attorney for Elko County from 1912 to 1918. He was a district Judge of Elko County in 1928. He was a United States attorney for Nevada between 1934 and 1938.^[2]

Carville became the Governor of Nevada in 1939 and, reelected in 1942, he served there until his resignation in 1945. During his tenure, World War II, government, and economic issues were addressed.^[3]

He was appointed on July 24, 1945 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James G. Scrugham and served from 1945 to 1947. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946 and resumed his practice of law in Reno, Nevada.^[4]

Death

Carville died on June 27, 1956, at the age of 71. He is interred at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada USA.^[5]

References

1. "Edward P. Carville". Nevada's First Ladies. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
2. "Edward P. Carville". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
3. "Edward P. Carville". National Governors Association. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
4. "Edward P. Carville". National Governors Association. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
5. "Edward P. Carville". Find A Grave. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

External links

Edward P. Carville at Find a Grave

• United States Congress. "Edward P. Carville (id: C000211)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• National Governors Association
• The Political Graveyard
• Nevada's First Ladies